A native of Long Island, New York, Kate Silvas is a graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, where she earned her BA in Communications and a MD in Urban Administration. Originally an aspiring journalist, Kate has spent the last two decades serving in a number of different roles in economic development and public administration in South Texas. An accomplished writer and speaker, Kate has served as a Christian missionary to Russia and Belarus, working with orphans in summer camps. An adoptee herself, Kate and her husband, Emilio, adopted three foster children in 2009. They live in Converse, Texas.
