Ann and John P. Silvestri

John P. Silvestri is Chairman of Interstate Commercial of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, a multi-faceted real estate development firm, and is actively engaged in the development and management of retail centers and office complexes throughout Southern New Jersey and the tristate area.

For more than 30 years, Mr. Silvestri has served the institution, beginning with his leadership on the former Kennedy Health System Board, where he was Chair for 15 years, and continuing with his service today on the Jefferson Health New Jersey Board of Trustees.

Since Kennedy’s merger with Jefferson in 2017, Mr. Silvestri has served as a Thomas Jefferson University Trustee and is a member of the Finance Committee.

In 2006, Mr. Silvestri received the New Jersey Hospital Association’s Healthcare Leader Award, presented annually to an NJHA member healthcare system trustee who “has contributed significantly to the health of the system through exceptional leadership, guidance and service to the healthcare system and communities it serves.” He was named the Nonprofit Organization Chairman of the Year in 2015 by the Nonprofit Development Center of Southern New Jersey, and in 2021, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Italian American Foundation alongside Tony Bennett and Stanley Tucci.

Mr. Silvestri is strongly committed to community philanthropy. He has been instrumental in the success of major fundraising events over the years and has personally contributed generously. The Silvestri Tower on the campus of Jefferson Washington Township Hospital, which opened mid-2021, was supported by a cornerstone gift by Mr. Silvestri and his family.

He has served on the Boards of Commerce Bank/Shore, University of Pennsylvania Football Club, and Galloway National Golf Club, Inc. Ann Silvestri served as an executive in the jewelry industry, holding various leadership positions in the merchandising, sales, and marketing of luxury goods at Zale Corporation, Cartier, and LVMH before retiring. She is a current Board Member and former Board Chair of the Favell Museum in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Mrs. Silvestri is devoted to her family, including her 10 grandchildren, and enjoys interests including travel, tennis, and golf.

The couple resides in Haddonfield, New Jersey.