Keynote Speaker for our Third Annual International Night of Networking on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.
(5:30-7:30 PM at ResCare. 3910 University Ave. 3rd Floor, San Diego CA 92105)
Scott H. Silverman
Author, Speaker, Coach
Catalyst for Change
www.withtoughlove.com
Silverman is a charismatic speaker and coach with a passion for helping people achieve their
passions in life. He is the author of:Tell Me No, I Dare You: A Guide for Living a Heroic Life (Best
Sellers list, Warwicks, San Diego).
“This account of how one determined man has helped countless
people transform from victims into productive members of society will
touch your heart and melt away your cynicism.”
– Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager and The One
Minute Entrepreneur.
Silverman has received numerous awards and honors including being named CNN Hero of the
Week and the City of San Diego honored him by selecting February 19 as “Scott Silverman
Day” for his contributions to the community.
For over two decades he was the Executive Director and Founder of Second Chance, a human
services agency that is committed to breaking the cycle of unemployment, poverty, and
homelessness by offering job readiness training, employment placement assistance, mental
health counseling, case management, and affordable housing referrals to people who desire to
change their lives. Over the past 15 years Scott has assisted more than 24,000 people in San
Diego gain employment.
Silverman is an active member of the community as a proud Rotarian of Club #33; a Paul Harris
Fellow; Eureka Fellow; member, Eureka Communities National Board of Trustees; and a past
Board member of the San Diego Community Housing Corporation.
Through the years, he has received numerous awards recognizing his leadership and
dedication to the improvement of his community including the Henrietta Rubenstein Community
Award, Eureka’s Outstanding Fellow Award, the Downtown San Diego Partnership’s Frank
Curran Humanitarian Award, the San Diego Press Club Headliner Award, the San Diego County
Board of Supervisors Citizen of the Week Award and It Takes A Community Award Honoree. In
2003, Silverman was selected as one of the Top 50 People to Watch by San Diego Magazine.
In October 2005, he was given the Channel 10 Leadership Award for the second time. In
February 2007, Silverman was appointed to the City of San Diego Commission on Gang
Prevention and Intervention. In April 2007, he was voted as one of four “Who Are Your Heroes?”
sponsored by KNSD NBC San Diego. In 2008, he became a member of the Honorary Deputy
Sheriff Association. In March 2010, he joined the United Way Home Again Board of Directors as
well as the Gang Task Force, which is part of the Institute for Public Strategies.
Silverman has extensive knowledge and experience with the relationship between
unemployment, poverty, homelessness, substance abuse, and incarceration. Silverman is a
frequent speaker to political, business and community groups on the need for prisoner reform to
prevent homelessness, enhance public safety and reduce costs for California’s taxpayers by
helping former inmates to avoid recidivism and re-incarceration.
