Benjamin Paulin
Biography
Benjamin Paulin is the Vice President of John Guilfoil Public Relations and Manager of JGPR Academy.
Ben oversees the company’s Canton office, which manages the company’s clients south of Boston, including police departments, fire departments, school districts and municipal government agencies.
As Manager of JGPR Academy, Ben oversees the day-to-day operation of the program, including course and content creation, instructor hiring, and management of the course calendar.
Prior to coming to JGPR, he worked as a crime and public safety beat reporter for both the Brockton Enterprise and Patriot Ledger newspapers. His familiarity with the region and personal knowledge of the media coverage the area demands is invaluable.
Ben has won several awards as a public relations professional and journalist throughout his 10+ year career. In 2019, he was honored with the Striker Award at the PR Club of New England’s Bell Ringer Awards as the Young PR Professional of the Year.
The Canton branch, under Ben’s leadership, won 9 of the company’s 15 awards at the 2021 Bell Ringer Awards, including two Gold Bells for work done for clients in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In 2020, the Canton office won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Bell Ringer Awards, sweeping the Local Television News Placement category.
Ben is a 2009 graduate of Suffolk University with a bachelor’s degree in print journalism.