About L&P Educational Services
Unlike most educational consulting organizations, the Co-founders of L&P Educational Services currently serve as educators within public schools and institutions of higher education in Massachusetts. Given the challenges of the current educational system; their daily experience as educators gives insight and fortitude needed to help redefine educational communities. L&P works in partnership with school and district leaders (PreK-16) and state officials to build the capacity, confidence, and expertise of educators to teach, lead, and sustain equitable and culturally responsive classrooms and institutions. L&P also supports the growth and development of students in grades K-12 through our academic and enrichment programs, youth summits/conferences, and private tutoring services.
- Educational Conferences
- Coaching and Advising School and District Leaders
- Workshops and Course Design
- Youth Summits
- Educator Licensure Preparation
- Curricula Design and Implementation
- Strategic Planning
- Program Evaluation and Restructuring
- Professional Development in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
- Private and Group Tutoring Sessions
Meet Our Leaders
Ms. Mindy Paulo, CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF EMPOWERMENT OFFICER
Mindy Paulo is the PK-12 Director of English Language Education with the Public Schools of Brookline where she has worked since 2001. She has served in several advisory roles for the Massachusetts Association of Teachers to Speakers of Other Languages, the Office of Language Acquisition at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the national Minority Student Achievement Network. Ms. Paulo has been an adjunct professor at the Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development in the Department of Language and Literacy. Ms. Paulo is currently a Doctoral Candidate for Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Boston University.
Dr. Keith Lezama, CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF EMPOWERMENT OFFICER
Dr. Keith Lezama has over 19 years of experience in K-12 and higher education. Dr. Lezama currently serves as the Vice President of DEI for Emmanuel College. He oversees the Center for DEI and all DEI educational and cultural programs, services and initiatives for faculty, staff, students, and leaders of the college.
Under his vision and leadership, he has focused on creating a national model for the Center that provides educational and experiential learning that nurtures the intellectual and social and emotional development of students, and establishing ongoing learning and professional training for faculty and staff to advance scholarship - as they respond to the challenges of the 21st century.
Dr. Lezama’s professional experience also includes serving as a Member Leader for the College Board’s New England Regional Council, Committee Member for Professional Development for National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE). He is also the founder of the Building Bridges HBCU Program in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Lezama holds a bachelor’s degree from Emmanuel College, a master's degree in educational leadership from Simmons University and Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from Northeastern University. Prior to this role at Emmanuel, he was with the Brookline Public Schools where he has served most recently as the Director of the METCO program.