Paul Garrett Winter

Paul, 28, began work as Youth Minister at St Paul's Episcopal Church in Cleveland Heights on July 15, 2011, the culmination of a longtime dream. Prior to accepting the assignment at St Paul's, he worked as a "hired gun" "IT" (Information Technologist) for a firm of attorneys in downtown Cleveland. He presently shares a penthouse condo with a friend in the Shaker Square neighborhood of Cleveland. Prior to accepting his position with Thin Solutions, he was for six years a "tekkie" for a local Best Buy store (part of the "Geek Squad"!), where his winning ways and diplomatic personality went a long way toward defusing irate customers. They were sorry to see him leave and in fact hired him back; he moonlighted on weekends and some evenings for a while, and loved having his employee discount back!

For three years Paul worked as a Youth Ministry Intern at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, a large, multi-staff parish in Cleveland Heights, a position he began in the Fall of 2005. He has led numerous mission trips to Harlan County, Kentucky.. He really loves the area; among other friends he has made there is Cody Perkins, one of two Kentuckians featured in the 2006 David Sutherland PBS film Country Boys.

Paul is taking courses at the Cuyahoga County Community College, and he's also a musician, playing piano and both string and electric bass. He has been a jazz fanatic ever since he saw the Ken Burns film, and has become very knowledgeable since he took a course in the history of jazz. He's also the first guy at the mic for several local karaoke establishments!

Paul's other great love is travel, and he is especially anxious to return to Ireland, where he and Bob spent a couple of weeks in the Summer of 1999. He was also part of the group which planned and executed the hugely successful visit of 20 Irish kids and 4 adult chaperones to the Diocese of Ohio during the Summer of 2001. He enjoys fishing and is planning to attend a boating course so he can drive the family runabout before it's sold.

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