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Paul Kealey
Acting Chief Operating Officer

Paul Kealey was the director of the NeighborWorks America Training Division since May 2002 until becoming acting chief operating officer of NeighborWorks America in January 2011. As the director of Training, he managed the NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI), which offers over 150 courses in community development, homeownership and lending, community economic development, housing construction and production, and nonprofit management and leadership to over 12,000 community development professionals annually. NTIs are hosted four times yearly and Institute courses are also conducted via place-based trainings at smaller venues nationwide. Kealey also managed e-learning courses, workforce development programs and staff development efforts. He directed over 60 staff and more than 150 contracted community development faculty.

In 2004, he launched the NeighborWorks Center for Homeownership Education and Counseling (NCHEC), which provides training, certification, and tools to thousands of housing counselors and educators. Kealey directed other marquee training programs including the NeighborWorks Community Leadership Institute, Executive Director Symposium, and Achieving Excellence leadership program.

Kealey has 25 years of senior-level operational and programmatic leadership experience. He is an experienced leader in community development, international development, and training and adult education. He has a master’s degree from the University of California at Davis, an undergraduate from San Francisco State University, and is fluent in Spanish.

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