Professional Bio
Paula Gwynn Grant is an Emmy Award-winning television and radio broadcaster and marketing/media professional, who currently is Secretary for Communications for The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington (D.C.). Prior to this position, Paula served for five years as Director of Communications for The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta. She is the media spokesperson and representative for the Cardinal Archbishop, Cardinal Wilton Gregory.
A former Miss Black America (1989) and honors graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, The Academy of the Holy Cross Catholic High School (1985), and The Shrine of St. Jude Regional Catholic Elementary School, Paula has over 35 years of experience producing and hosting television and radio programs and working as a top Communications advisor for religious clergy/bishops, numerous politicians/government officials, doctors, professional athletes, and entertainers.
Grateful to be of service to our Church as a professional Catholic communicator, over the years, Paula has served on several Catholic non-profit boards including the Ignatius House and Loyola Jesuit Retreat Centers, Catholic Charities of Washington, D.C., the Mercy Care Foundation, and for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Communications Committee as a consultant. Paula considers it a great honor and privilege to be serving her second term on our Catholic Media Association Board of Directors.
As a journalist and a communication professional, Paula sees her role as assisting and accompanying the People of God by sharing their diverse stories as encouraging signs of life and our mission to share the Good News of the Gospel in all the various formats and platforms that we can.
Paula is grateful for the life journey God has her on professionally and personally with her husband, Ray, and their 27-year-old daughter, and 23-year-old son.
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A former Miss Black America (1989) and honors graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, The Academy of the Holy Cross Catholic High School (1985), and The Shrine of St. Jude Regional Catholic Elementary School, Paula has over 35 years of experience producing and hosting television and radio programs and working as a top Communications advisor for religious clergy/bishops, numerous politicians/government officials, doctors, professional athletes, and entertainers.
Grateful to be of service to our Church as a professional Catholic communicator, over the years, Paula has served on several Catholic non-profit boards including the Ignatius House and Loyola Jesuit Retreat Centers, Catholic Charities of Washington, D.C., the Mercy Care Foundation, and for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Communications Committee as a consultant. Paula considers it a great honor and privilege to be serving her second term on our Catholic Media Association Board of Directors.
As a journalist and a communication professional, Paula sees her role as assisting and accompanying the People of God by sharing their diverse stories as encouraging signs of life and our mission to share the Good News of the Gospel in all the various formats and platforms that we can.
Paula is grateful for the life journey God has her on professionally and personally with her husband, Ray, and their 27-year-old daughter, and 23-year-old son.
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Organization
Archdiocese of Washington
Washington, DC 20017-0464
USA (301) 853-5372
Communications Members
Education:
University of Maryland, College Park 1988
Bachelor of Arts in Radio, Television, & Film
Cornell University 2020
Corporate Communications Certificate