2021 CEO of the Year

Delaware Business Times Announces 2021 CEO of the Year Honorees

The Delaware Business Times recently announced the 2021 honorees of its inaugural CEO of the Year program. The new awards program honors the efforts of Delaware’s top-ranking business leaders in both for-profit and nonprofit sectors.

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JFS is grateful to share that our CEO, Basha Silverman, was named the Medium Nonprofit CEO of the Year Honoree. The award announcement read:

“The Medium Nonprofit CEO of the Year honoree is Basha Silverman, CEO of Jewish Family Services Delaware, a nonprofit behavioral health and human services agency. Silverman has helped grow the organization’s revenue, services and workforce under her tenure, and responded to the community’s needs during the pandemic.”

Basha’s passion, innovation, collaboration, and resourcefulness have inspired the staff, partners and leaders she works alongside and has set JFS Delaware up for countless successes. Her example of leadership is one many can aspire to.

Congratulations to All the Honorees:
  • Milestone Award: Gary Stockbridge, Delmarva Power
  • Large For-Profit CEO of the Year: Rod Ward III, CSC
  • Large Nonprofit CEO of the Year: Logan Herring, REACH Riverside
  • Medium For-Profit CEO of the Year: Robert Brady, Young Conaway
  • Medium Nonprofit CEO of the Year: Basha Silverman, JFS Delaware
  • Small For-Profit CEO of the Year: Lee Podolsky, Breakwater Accounting + Advisory
  • Small Nonprofit CEO of the Year: Carrie Leishman, Delaware Restaurant Association

 

Read more about the honorees in the Delaware Business Times Announcement.

Read about Basha’s professional journey HERE!