Eaton Paul
Albuquerque,NM
Summary
Dynamic leader and founder of Loraxes.org, driving strategic initiatives to create urban forest-islands. Expert in program and project management, fostering community engagement, and mentoring educators. Successfully established an outdoor classroom and secured funding for innovative programs, enhancing student learning and collaboration. Though not officially from New Mexico, deep family roots and always "known" I'd settle down here. Passionate about trees, their many benefits to wildlife and society, and the need to educate others on the value of trees.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Director
Loraxes.org
05.2021 - Current
- Led organizational strategic planning initiatives to align with mission and vision of creating forest-islands within the urban landscape.
Science Teacher
Boston Public Schools - Boston Latin Academy
09.1999 - 09.2024
- Founded an out-door classroom urban orchard of 27, mainly fruit trees in 2003. Today the space is being using for a variety of community uses, including annual cider pressing.
- Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans aligned with curriculum standards.
- Facilitated hands-on laboratory experiments to enhance student understanding of scientific concepts.
- Utilized technology and multimedia resources to support diverse learning styles in the classroom.
- Mentored new teachers, providing guidance on instructional strategies and classroom management techniques.
- Wrote grants to initiate programs for my students, including robotics, afterschool ping-pong, and a green house onsite.
Education
MBA - Marketing And Organizational Behavior
UC Davis
Davis, CAMaster of Science - Animal Science (Aquaculture)
UC Davis
Davis, CASkills
- Inter-Community engagement: working with to parents, counselors, and admin to meet specific needs of individual child
- Intra-Community engagement: enlisting partners for field trips, donations, and events
- Program management: running concurrent groups (Recycling Club, Afterschool pingpong, 7th period prayer room, Outdoor classroom orchard, debate team, and Girls soccer
- Strategic planning: All of the clubs needed to fundraise, planned community offerings, and followed through
- Project management: was integral to all classes/clubs, whether it was conducting Chemistry Labs or making a soccer game happen
Accomplishments
• Wrote a book, The Dominium, on theoretical particle physics in 2008
• Learned to speak Bahasa Indonesia via emersion when I was 18 self-directed and attending Indonesian high-school and then college
• Was the "man-behind-the-curtain" at Boston Latin Academy. Many of the initiatives, logistical changes, etc that were extremely impactful were generated by me, but I gladly allowed my supervisor or the committee take credit
• Grew the Latin Academy debate team from 18 students to 120+. In that time we began an unstoppable force within the League.
• Vigilante gardening of 40+ trees in/around Boston, in addition to 40 or so trees I ultimately had planted on the school grounds
Timeline
Executive Director
Loraxes.org
05.2021 - Current
Science Teacher
Boston Public Schools - Boston Latin Academy
09.1999 - 09.2024
MBA - Marketing And Organizational Behavior
UC Davis
Master of Science - Animal Science (Aquaculture)
UC Davis