Get to Know Paul…
Paul Figueroa grew up in a violent home. After an incident that happened when he was seven, he decided to become a police officer. You see, during that incident, young Paul ran next door to a neighbor that was a Washington State Trooper. The Trooper came over to his home and helped resolve the incident. Paul decided right then and there to become a police officer – to help people live better lives than he was living. He held the vision of the life he wanted to create throughout the next fourteen years and he was was hired by the King County Sheriff’s Department when he was twenty-one. That’s when he began his twelve and a half year career in law enforcement.
Paul served as a Reactive Patrol Officer, a Burglary / Theft / Assault Detective, a Proactive / Street Narcotics Detective and spent over five years as a Detective in the Street Gang Unit. It was there that he decided to reach people in a different way. Reflecting back on his law enforcement career, he realized he was getting to most people too late, so he decided reach them before he was seeing them in police work.
In 1998, he left law enforcement, created his Peace Enforcement Violence Prevention / Self Esteem Curriculum™, started Peace Enforcement LLC and created a 501 (c) 3 non-profit called The Village Project. There, he wrote grants to obtain funding, provided his twelve lesson Violence Prevention / Self Esteem program for children in their classrooms and provided ongoing support groups for children identified as “at risk.” Through The Village Project alone, Paul has helped tens of thousands of young people lead happier and healthier lives.
His unique blend of humor creates an engaging, dynamic, and interactive event for participants. Paul custom tailors each presentation with his core curriculum and often does it on the fly. When you bring Paul in for a Training, Breakout Session, Keynote at a conference, or work with him during Individual Support Sessions, it truly is, “How he can serve you and your clients / staff the best.”
Paul’s Peace Enforcement Violence Prevention / Self Esteem curriculum was nominated for the “Golden Apple Award” by P.B.S., and he was nominated for an Outstanding Mentor Award by the Y.M.C.A.. He received the State of Washington’s “Governor’s Child Abuse Prevention Award” for his work with children and families in Washington State.
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Paul has authored two works of inspirational fiction: “Listen, your life is calling – The Journey Home” and “Listen, your life is Calling – The Journey to Purpose,” which are available on Amazon.com. Feel free to click on the photos to find out more and order if you’d like.
