Paula Keys Tilghman

Paula Keys Tilghman

Board Member

President & CEO, Absolute Supply and Services, LLC and Absolute Solutions and Associates, LLC
Co-Founder,  Pivot Consulting and Solutions, LLC

Paula Keys Tilghman has more than 25 years of experience in the procurement of facility and construction products, equipment, parts, supplies and preventative maintenance contracts.  She founded Absolute Supply and Services, LLC in 2007 in Maryland and added Absolute Solutions and Associates, LLC in Washington, DC in 2010.  In 2019, she co-founded Pivot Consulting and Solutions, LLC in Florida.  The companies operate independently and are small, minority certified firms with multi-state presence.

The companies serve general contractors, subcontractors, government agencies and commercial clients. Ms. Keys Tilghman gained her experience working for one of the top manufacturer’s representative firms in the Mid-Atlantic, specializing in commercial HVAC, plumbing, electrical equipment, replacement parts and preventative maintenance. Mrs. Keys Tilghman was accepted in the Clark Construction Group’s LSDBE Strategic Partnership Program and Goldman Sachs Programs.  She serves as a mentor to other start up small businesses and is active in organizations including MWMCA, GWBCC,WBENC, NABWIC, CCMBA, Women in HVAC/R, Baltimore City and DC Chamber of Commerce.  She is married to an “awesome, supportive” husband, a proud mother of two successful young men and enjoys roller skating, traveling, reading and outdoor sports.

Board of Directors

Barber Family Foundation, which is led by the President and CEO, Timothy Barber, is run by a team of professionals who specialize in raising funds and providing oversight to the foundation to ensure that as many eligible students as possible are provided, each year, with assistance in obtaining their dreams of a college education.

Tim Barber
Tim Barber

President

Ruth Pearson
Ruth Barber-Pearson
Vice President
Thomas Cary

Treasurer

Lauren Jeter
Lauren Jeter
Secretary
Greg Ayers
Greg Ayers
Board Member
Paul C. Kiamos
Board Member
Cornelius J. Perry
Board Member
John Malcolm
John G. Malcolm
Board Member
Roderick Johnson
Roderick L. Johnson
Board Member
Troy Burke
Troy Burke
Board Member
Nicole M. McCular
Board Member
Paula Keys Tilghman
Board Member
Rich LaPerch

Board Member

Barber Family Foundation is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.