Dr Maria Silva-Palacios

For over 20 years, Dr. Maria Silva-Palacios has served in many leadership roles in the health and safety industry. She is a culture-change agent dedicated to fostering trusting relationships with those she encounters.. She rallies employees and executive leadership toward a shared vision to transform organizations and communities. She is also a subject matter expert in office and field ergonomics to ensure client safety and compliance with Cal-OSHA health/safety regulations.

Dr. Silva-Palacios received her doctoral degree in organizational change & leadership from the University of Southern California. She holds a Master of Science in leadership and management with a concentration in organizational development and human resource management from the University of La Verne and a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with a minor in business management. Additionally, Dr. Silva-Palacios is a certified graduate of the Latina Global Executive Leadership Institute and of the Women in Negotiations (WIN) from UC San Diego Rady School of Executive Development. She also holds a certificate in Environmental/Occupational Health and Safety from California State University, Dominguez Hills Cal-OSHA Institute.

Dr. Silva-Palacios has been a speaker, presenter, and moderator at multiple safety and health, as well as women’s empowerment conferences. Her passion for safety, health, and fostering organizational trust and engagement has resulted in creating Dungeon Fitness - a non-profit organization and Ergon Culture Solutions LLC, which are both dedicated to transforming and empowering the lives of people in organizations and in her community and beyond.