David W. Paul
Dave Paul, a native of Washington D.C., moved to the Columbus area in 1986. In October 2002, he moved to the Northland area. Seeking an assisted living facility for his ailing step-father, Dave found that his new Forest Park neighborhood lacked representation in the local civic association, and he immediately enlisted to be that representative, beginning his service even before he finished moving into his house.
- Dave currently serves as President of Northland Community Council, a coalition of more than 25 civic associations and other community organizations in northeast Columbus.
- He is a founding member of the NABA State Route 161 Task Force.
- He is Director of Northland Alliance, Inc., which was founded in 2001 to focus on strategic development in the Northland area of Columbus.
- He continues his service to the Forest Park Civic Association as Vice President.
- Dave currently chairs the Community Committee for Mayor Coleman’s Neighborhood Safety Working Group.
- He is a member and co-chair of the Neighborhoods and Quality of Life Focus Group, one of thirteen such groups that comprise Mayor Coleman’s 2012 Bicentennial Steering Committee.
- He is a member of the Citizen Advisory Committee to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission.
- He is a member of the Steering Committee for the Columbus Community Coalition.
- And he was a member of the recently-completed Area Commission/Civic Association Work Group, which reported to Columbus City Council.
One of Dave’s many strengths is his ability to bring together people with diverse perspectives, help them discover the common ground upon which they already agree, and then leverage that into a constructive dialog from which solutions to their problems emerge.
The Northwest Civic Association agrees that David W. Paul is an exceptional advocate for local neighborhoods, and is pleased to recognize him with the Henderson Award for 2008.
