Paul Cumbo is an educator, author, and entrepreneur in his third decade teaching English at Jesuit high schools for young men. He has been a rowing coach for much of that time, and his crews have earned multiple U.S. and Canadian national championship titles. He has also served as a faculty formation director, retreat director, and service-learning coordinator. He is a veteran faculty member at Canisius High School in downtown Buffalo, where he teaches various courses and coordinates the yearbook.

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Paul’s five books include two novels, Wilderness Therapy and Boarding Pass; Ten Stories, a short fiction collection; Blue Doors, an institutional history; and A Path to Manhood: Encouragement and Advice for Young Men, published by North Country Books, and distributed by Simon & Schuster. His writing has appeared in U.S. News & World Report, The Buffalo News, and Independent Ideas, a publication of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). He has spoken at several independent schools on topics related to the formative education of young men. Paul writes regularly on his Substack channel.

 

He owns PJC Editorial, a freelance writing and editing consultancy. Clients include professionals and small businesses as well as some of the world’s most prominent names in the corporate, academic, and nonprofit sectors. He co-founded the Camino Institute, which offers immersive, service-oriented retreats in the rural Dominican Republic. Paul lives near Buffalo, New York, with his wife and children.

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Paul is represented in the U.S. and internationally by his agent, Sheryl Shade, of Shade Global, Inc. Contact her at sshade@shadeglobal.com for inquiries.

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