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Paula Kirby

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Adjunct Assistant Professor

Paula Kirby is Managing Director of Plaxall, an innovator in the thermoforming industry and a third-generation family business, which owns and manages property in Long Island City.

Prior to joining Plaxall in 2014, Paula worked in Europe for over 20 years, notably as Head of Marketing for Prada based in Milan, and as Deputy Director of Prada UK and Head of Licensing for Alfred Dunhill while in London.

A Queens native who grew up in Forest Hills, Paula serves on the Board of Trustees of the Queens Museum as Chair, the Queens Public Library Foundation as Vice Chair, the Citizens Budget Commission, and the Board of Advisors of Mount Sinai Queens. She is an active member of ABNY, REBNY, and the LIC Partnership. Paula was co-chair of the successful LIC Business Improvement District (BID) expansion that was approved in 2017 and is now a board member of the LIC BID.

Paula earned an M.A. in Italian Language and Literature from Middlebury College and an M.B.A. from INSEAD, the international business school, where she was the Cartier Scholarship recipient. She also holds a B.A. in Art History from Duke University.

She lives in Larchmont with her husband, Peter McWhinnie, and they have three amazing daughters.

Courses

Course Semester Title Student Work Instructor Syllabus Requirements & Sequence Location & Time Session & Points Call No.
6116‑1 Spring 2025
Managing Family Real Estate Business
Mehul Patel, Paula Kirby Syllabus
209 FAYERWEATHER
F 9-11AM
SES B
1.5 Points
13293