Paul webster
Director of Programs
he/him/his

Paul is lifelong resident of New York State and a veteran community organizer, most recently serving for many years as Community Outreach Director for New York State United Teachers (NYSUT). Paul is a Board Member of the Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority; and Board Member of the Public Policy Council of New York, the funding arm of Citizen Action of New York. Paul was Assistant Press Secretary to the NYS Assembly Majority for several years, and from 1994-1998, served as Legislative Director to the Chairman of the Assembly's Corporation, Authorities & Commissions Committee. Prior to his NYS Assembly service, Paul was a Staff Writer for the Times Union (Albany) Newspaper. In 2017, Pres. Barack Obama appointed Paul to a three year term as a Board Member of the Erie Canal National Heritage Trust. He is also a former Board Member of the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries; and Board Member of the Schenectady County Industrial Development Agency (IDA). A Life member of the NAACP, Paul is a Past President of the Schenectady County Branch NAACP.

Paul earned his B.A. in Television & Radio from Brooklyn College, CUNY; and is completing his M.A. in Education Theory and Practice in the School of Education at the University at Albany (SUNY).

Get in touch:
paul@cleanhealthyny.org