Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Honoree
2020
Executive Director
FoodShare
Paul is the Executive Director of FoodShare Toronto, Canada’s largest food security organization. He also teaches as part of Simon Fraser University’s Nonprofit Management Program. Paul is a champion of social justice through his personal commitment to helping create a more just and sustainable world. Paul’s work is anchored in his belief that we can and should be working to end poverty. His early experiences of growing up in a low-income household inspired Paul to work towards poverty eradication. A guiding force in the food security conversation, Paul has experience in policy advocacy, education, community development, non-profit governance, and fundraising. He served as the Executive Director of Gordon Neighbourhood House, in Vancouver, BC, and the organization emerged as an innovator in community-based food initiatives, while working to challenge the systems that maintain poverty. Paul was the Vice-Chair of Food Secure Canada, served on the board of the Metro Vancouver Alliance and is the founder of the Vancouver Food Summit. Paul was Co-Chair of BC’s Poverty Reduction Coalition and on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (BC office).
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