Paul F. Correia, Senior Vice President, Employment and Training Division

Paul joined LifeStream's management team in December of 1998 with the merger of Cognosco, which he founded in 1987. Paul currently directs the corporation's job training and placement programs for disadvantaged adults and oversees staff training for Lifestream's direct service employees. He also functions as our Privacy Officer and coordinates the management of the extensive records produced by all of our programs.

The Division's Supported Work program funded by the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance is the largest in the Commonwealth working with over two hundred recipients per year in the transition from public assistance to employment and self-sufficiency. Paul has held various positions in Workforce Development over the past 28 years throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He is certified as a Workforce Development Professional and regularly advises local non- profit organizations.

Paul has a M.A in Rehabilitation Counseling from Assumption College and a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Providence College. He is a member of the Greater New Bedford Workforce Board of Directors and on the Adjunct Faculty of Bristol Community College in Human Services and Management.

Paul resides with his family in Tiverton, Rhode Island.