Paul Teeple

Chief of Party, URC

Paul Teeple serves as Chief of Party of the U.S. government-financed urban migration recidivism and economic growth project in Guatemala, implemented by URC. He has more than 35 years’ experience in Latin America, focusing primarily on youth migration prevention, workforce development, and violence prevention. He has led U.S. government-funded violence and migration prevention programs in Jamaica and Honduras. Teeple was the founding director of the award-winning A Ganar program, a youth workforce-development program using sport. Under his leadership, A Ganar grew from 3 to 19 counties, offering comprehensive employment training to over 15,000 at-risk youth in Latin America and the Caribbean. He has developed successful partnerships with governmental agencies, multi-lateral institutions, the private sector, and community groups. Teeple served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala during the 1980s, later holding held Peace Corps leadership positions in Washington, DC, Honduras, and Nicaragua. A native of Tennessee, Teeple graduated from the University of Tennessee. He is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.