Meet our Advisors

Paul Golding, Ph.D

Paul Golding has a Ph.D in international economics from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and worked as an international trade analyst for many years. For the past several years, he has promoted a concern about boys' declining performance in school and community as the editor of the Santa Fe Boys Newsletter. He is also the founding member of the New Mexico Men's Council for Boys and Young Men. He completed an MA degree in Depth Psychology at the Pacifica Graduate Institute and is currently working on a PhD dissertation on the topic of the decline of young males.

Michael Gurian

Michael Gurian is a family therapist, educator, and New York Times bestselling author of twenty five books in twenty one languages, including The Minds of Boys: Saving Our Sons from Falling Behind in School and Life, Boys and Girls Learn Differently, The Wonder of Boys . He is the co-founder of the Gurian Institute, which conducts field research, launches pilot programs, and trains professionals. His work has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine, Business Week, Time, Newsweek, People, and on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, PBS and National Public Radio.

Judith Kleinfeld, Ph.D.

Judith Kleinfeld, Ph.D. is the Director of The Boys Project, and Professor of Psychology at the University of Alaska. She received her doctoral degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dr. Kleinfeld has received awards from several associations for her work on gender equality, and has been widely published on gender issues. She authored the groundbreaking article "The Myth That Schools Shortchange Girls."

John Phipps

John Phipps brings a strong legal background to the Boys and Schools Advisory Board. John has very recently retired from the practice of law in Colorado. During his career, he also served as an Assistant District Attorney, Assistant County Judge, City Attorney, and Assistant U.S. Magistrate, along with his 40 years as a practicing attorney. He also served as President of the County Bar Association, a member of the Colorado Bar Association Board of Governors, and as a co-founder of a legal aid clinic. He was a co-founder of Parents & Community for Kids, Inc., and legal assistant for Families for Estes, Inc. He was a member of school boards in both Loveland & Estes Park, Colorado, and twice a member of the school district accountability committee – and was chairman for two years. John has studied and been concerned with boys in school since 2005.