Judy Siverson was born in 1958 in Houston, Texas. She was raised in Braes Heights, now known as Braeswood Place, and attended Mark Twain Elementary, Pershing Junior High, and Lamar High School. Upon graduation, she received the Mary Gibbs Jones Scholarship from Houston Endowment, Inc.

Ms. Siverson attended Duke University and graduated cum laude with an AB degree in Political Science and Management Sciences / Accounting. Her strong belief in volunteerism led to her first job as Community Services Coordinator for the inaugural year of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, a public residential high school for gifted students. She placed 150 high school students in volunteer positions throughout the community.

Following that assignment, Ms. Siverson owned a small business in Durham, until family responsibilities brought her back to Houston in 1990. Since returning to Houston, she has served as a neighborhood volunteer on several projects, including coordinating volunteers for a monthly recycling program which preceded curbside recycling and organizing several neighborhood special events. She was instrumental in organizing the first neighborhood July 4th Celebration in 1995 and served on the Planning Committee for several subsequent July Fourth Celebrations.

She served as President of Braeswood Place Homeowners Association for two years. During her tenure as President, membership in the organization increased by over 200 members. Limited to serving two consecutive years as President, she now serves as the Karl Young Park Committee Chairman.

In 1998, Ms. Siverson received the Astrodome/610 South Loop West Community Citizen of the Year Award from the Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce in recognition and appreciation of her outstanding voluntary service for the benefit of the community.