Read to a Child
Paul Lamoureux has a strong work experience in the nonprofit and education sectors. Paul served as the Chief Executive Officer of Read to a Child starting from May 2015. In this role, Lamoureux led a national literacy and mentoring organization that aimed to improve literacy skills and socio-emotional well-being in students from under-resourced communities. Paul worked with thousands of community and corporate volunteer mentors to provide one-on-one reading experiences to elementary students.
Prior to their role at Read to a Child, Lamoureux worked at the Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center from May 2006 to April 2015. During this period, they held the positions of Vice President, Programs, and Program Director. In these roles, they were responsible for managing all aspects of the center's programs, including budgeting, planning, logistics, training, safety, staffing, partnerships, and program evaluation. Paul oversaw a budget of $2.2 million and a team of 80 staff members during the peak season.
Paul Lamoureux attended St. John's Prep from 1980 to 1983, but did not earn a degree or specify a field of study. From 1983 to 1987, they attended the College of the Holy Cross, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. Later, in 2005 to 2006, they received a Certificate from Greenfield Community College in the Outdoor Leadership Program.
Read to a Child
Read to a Child is a national mentoring and literacy nonprofit founded on the belief that every child deserves to be read to regularly by a caring adult. When adults read aloud to children, both parties enjoy a rewarding experience that greatly increases the child’s literacy skills and opportunity for success in the future. It’s a simple activity with a huge impact. Research proves that reading aloud to children is the single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading and, thus, likelihood for success in school and life. Read to a Child currently partners with more than 100 corporations and institutions nationwide that provide 1,500 volunteers who read aloud to more than 1,100 at-risk students in greater Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles and Miami, as well as urban centers in Connecticut. Astoundingly, 80% of 4th graders from low-income families in the United States are not proficient in reading and 26% will not graduate from high school. To combat this literacy crisis, Read to a Child enlists volunteer reading mentors to visit urban elementary schools once a week and read aloud one-on-one to children during lunch. This time spent with a caring adult ignites a love of reading in struggling children, while providing students with the skills and confidence to reverse the cycle of illiteracy.