Colorado Staff

Paul joined Stand for Children in January 2012 as the Colorado executive director. He leads the organization in its mission to advocate for a better public education system and empower and train everyday people to become effective advocates for Colorado’s students.

Prior to joining Stand, Paul served as chief operating officer for Mile High United Way, where he led senior staff to improve operational efficiencies, manage financial resources and operating expenses while maintaining budgetary constraints to ensure the organization’s success. From 2006 to 2008, Paul was chief operating officer for the Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee (the Committee responsible for the 2008 Democratic National Convention).

Paul brings nearly two decades of political experience. He directed the Coalition for a Better Colorado, an organization focused on citizen education and voter turnout in the 2004 state legislative elections. In 2003, he managed John Hickenlooper's successful bid for mayor; in 2002 he managed a successful re-election effort for Congresswoman Diana DeGette, for whom he served as an aide in Washington D.C.

Mr. Lhevine spent four years as the general counsel for the Young Democrats of America and has worked on congressional and presidential elections in Arkansas, Alabama, and New York.

Paul is an alumnus of Leadership Denver class of 2010 and Legacy Denver 2011.  He is an Advisory Board member and mentor for the Colorado College Public Interest Fellowship Program.  He holds a law degree and a master's of environmental policy from the Vermont Law School and is a graduate of Colorado College. 

Paul and his wife, Laura Gillespie Lhevine, are proud parents of two daughters, ages 4 ½ and 2.