Paul Forbes is the Founder of Leading with Hearts and Minds, serves as the Chief of the Defining US Network, is the Former Executive Director within the Office of Equity and Access for the New York City Department of Education. A native New Yorker who was born, raised, and still lives in Brooklyn, he has dedicated his professional life to working with students and families from historically underrepresented neighborhoods and communities. After three years in Harlem as a Dean of Discipline, Paul has spent 17 years as a central administrator in various roles; Community Based Organization (CBO) Coordinator, Youth Development Director, Safety Director, Suspension Director and the Senior Director of the Expanded Success Initiative.
In his role as Executive Director for Educational Equity, Anti-Bias and Diversity, Paul provided oversight and support for the effective implementation and continuous development of the Implicit Bias/CRE initiative. He also helped develop a strategic vision to guide the implementation of trainings and professional development to schools, after-school providers, districts and Borough Support Offices on equity topics within education that includes implicit bias, culturally responsive education and discussions around systemic and structural racism.
Learn more at leadingwithheartsandminds.com
Paul Forbes is the Founder of Leading with Hearts and Minds, serves as the Chief of the Defining US Network, is the Former Executive Director within the Office of Equity and Access for the New York City Department of Education. A native New Yorker who was born, raised, and still lives in Brooklyn, he has dedicated his professional life to working with students and families from historically underrepresented neighborhoods and communities. After three years in Harlem as a Dean of Discipline, Paul has spent 17 years as a central administrator in various roles; Community Based Organization (CBO) Coordinator, Youth Development Director, Safety Director, Suspension Director and the Senior Director of the Expanded Success Initiative.
In his role as Executive Director for Educational Equity, Anti-Bias and Diversity, Paul provided oversight and support for the effective implementation and continuous development of the Implicit Bias/CRE initiative. He also helped develop a strategic vision to guide the implementation of trainings and professional development to schools, after-school providers, districts and Borough Support Offices on equity topics within education that includes implicit bias, culturally responsive education and discussions around systemic and structural racism.
Learn more at leadingwithheartsandminds.com
“If folks don’t begin to think and perceive young people differently then we are going to lose another generation and we just can’t afford to do that. I don’t see them as they are, I see them as they will be and those are our future leaders.”
– Paul Forbes