Gov. Wolf Appoints Betty Silfa to WCU Council of Trustees

WEST CHESTER, PA — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf this week appointed West Chester resident Betty Silfa as a new member of the West Chester University Council of Trustees.

Members of the Council are appointed by the governor for a six-year term and confirmed by the state Senate. The council's duties, responsibilities, and powers are set by Act 188, the founding legislation for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Silfa is Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer at Mid Penn Bank, based in Chester County. As a senior relationship manager with more than 40 years of experience in financial services, Silfa is a leader in the business banking and retail banking industry. Prior to joining Mid Penn Bank, Silfa was vice president and sales manager at Bryn Mawr Trust.

WCU’s Council of Trustees executes policies of the system’s Board of Governors. Council of Trustees members assist with advancing the reputation of West Chester University and representing the University throughout the state and the nation.

An active member of the community, Silfa has worked closely with the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, the Main Line Chamber of Commerce, West Chester Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Chilean Chamber of Commerce, Latino Professional Group of West Chester, the Women Referral Network of Chester County, the World Trade Center in Delaware, and Rethink Innovations. She has also been an active board member of Chester County Futures, as well as CareLink, and has lent her expertise as an instructor at the American Institute of Banking.

Silfa holds certification in human resource management from Villanova University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in business administration and human resource management from Pace University in New York.

Enrolling more than 17,000 students, West Chester University is the largest member of the 14-institution Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Six colleges and two schools comprise the University: University College, Colleges of Arts and Humanities, Business and Public Management, Education and Social Work, Health Sciences, and the Sciences and Mathematics, as well as the Wells School of Music, and the Graduate School.