24 Facts About Paul Dyster

Paul A Dyster was born on April 21,1954 and is an American politician who served as the 30th mayor of Niagara Falls, New York, from 2008 to 2019.

Paul Dyster chose not to seek reelection for a fourth term in 2019.

Paul Dyster was valedictorian and Student Council president, and was active on the school's Debate Team and the soccer team.

Paul Dyster later obtained a PhD in 1984 in International Relations and Law.

Paul Dyster currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Environmental Leadership Institute at Niagara University in Lewiston, New York.

Paul Dyster served as Director of the Graduate Program in International Affairs at The Pentagon from September 1989 to August 1994, and assistant professor for the Department of Politics from 1985 to December 1993 at Catholic University of America.

Paul Dyster was a Fellow of International Affairs for the Council on Foreign Relations from 1987 to 1988.

Paul Dyster was a program coordinator and lecturer from September 1980 to May 1981 at Johns Hopkins University.

Paul Dyster is a nationally certified beer judge, and owns Niagara Tradition, a homebrewing supply store in Tonawanda, New York.

Paul Dyster is currently a Board Emeritus for the Buffalo-Niagara Riverkeeper and a spokesman for the Niagara River Environmental Coalition.

Paul Dyster is a member of the Oversight Board for Advancing Arts and Culture Buffalo Niagara.

Paul Dyster is a founding member and spokesman for the Niagara Waterfront Revitalization Task Force.

Paul Dyster sits on the Board of Directors for the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center in the Former Niagara Falls High School, and served as the Board President from 2005 to 2007.

Paul Dyster is the Board President for the Niagara Experience Center.

Paul Dyster is a member of the advisory committee for Save Our Sites Niagara.

Paul Dyster served as the Assistant Scoutmaster for Boy Scouts of America Troop 801 Niagara Falls from 1996 to 2004 and as the Scoutmaster from 2004 to 2005, and as a basketball coach for the Whirlpool Park Little League from 1995 to 1996.

Paul Dyster is a group leader for the Life Workshops program at SUNY Buffalo, and is a member of the Niagara River Anglers Association.

Paul Dyster was named Citizen of the Year in 2006 by the Niagara Gazette, the Conservationist of the Year by the Adirondack Mountain Club's Niagara Frontier Chapter in 2006, and was presented with the Good Neighbor Award by the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center in 2006.

Paul Dyster became a city councilman in 2000 under Mayor Irene Elia.

On Election Day in 2008, Paul Dyster won the city election by a landslide defeating by more than 70 percent Republican Former City Councilwoman Candra Thomason.

In December 2010, Paul Dyster announced that he would seek re-election in 2011.

Paul Dyster ran in the primary against former Niagara Falls lawmaker and insurance executive John Accardo, community activist Carnell Burch, and former United States Postal Service employee Norton Douglas.

Paul Dyster was the first mayor after a succession of four one-term mayors spanning from 1991 to 2007 to win re-election.

Paul Dyster married Rebecca Ann Lucchetti in 1980 and has two sons, Ian and Bert.