Emma Silva

Background

About Emma Silva

Advancement is first and foremost about realizing dreams in partnership. What excites me most about advancement in international schools is that those dreams have the power to change the world. I am a passionate advocate for advancing Advancement with a string of start-ups under my belt and more than two decades volunteering for CASE. I am currently establishing an integrated Advancement program at Jakarta Intercultural School, amplifying seven decades of Dragon pride to ensure the next generations of JIS students continue to be 'Best for the World'. Before Indonesia, I was 12 years at United Nations International School of Hanoi in Vietnam, where I created the school's award-winning Advancement Program combining communications, institutional reputation management, community and alumni relations, and fundraising. My move to Asia came after 10 years at the American School of Paris, where I played a central role in embedding development for the school. And prior to ASP, I was head of UK fundraising for The Outward Bound Trust, a direction change after a 10-year career in the British media. As a CASE Laureate, I have served on the CASE Strategic Planning Steering Committee 2016, have been a CASE Commissioner, a judge for the CASE Circle of Excellence Awards, hosted CASE events and I am a regular speaker at CASE conferences. I am currently serving on the CASE Asia Pacific Regional Council.