Community involvement –

• Twelve years serving on the Maize Board of Education. Current term expires ‘07

• Serving as President, Vice-President, Governmental relations representative

• Part of strategic planning team (Journey to Excellence) for short and long term planning.

Charter member of Sunrise Rotary club. 2001 to present

• Advisory Board member for Northwest YMCA. 2005 to present

• Served six years on Catholic Family Federal Credit Union Board of Directors.

• Member of Knights of Columbus Council 4118

Family –

Married twenty-six years to Susie who is a substitute teacher. We have three children Angela is married and twenty-four years old working for an education coop, twenty-one year old Ryan is pursuing a degree in aerospace engineering at WSU and twenty-one year old Bryan is pursuing a HS science teaching degree from WSU. We are current members of St Francis of Assisi parish since 1990.

Professional - 

• Marketing Director for The Print Source, Inc. 1995 to present

• General Manager for Thermal Trade Graphics. Employed from 1984 to 2005

Education – Attended Wichita State University (General Studies) pursuing degree in Political Science.

Paul worked 33 years in the chemicals industry for several leading chemical companies in a variety of engineering, manufacturing and division staff positions.  Most recently he worked with Vulcan Chemicals, a part of Vulcan Materials, for 22 years and served as Plant Manager and General Site Manager of the Wichita, Kansas facility for 9 years.

Paul received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and am a graduate of the University of Virginia Darden Executive Program.

Paul is a past Chair of the Wichita Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Business Roundtable, Board member of the Kansas Association of Commerce and Industry and currently Vice President of the Kansas Water Congress.
Paul has served our community as Chair of the Wichita Urban League, Chair of the Business Education Success Team, Vice Chair of the Midway Kansas Chapter of the Red Cross, Board member and head of the Industrial fund raising unit for United Way, Board member and Chair of Goodwill Industries Easter Seals Telethon, Board member of Newman University and member of the Finance Committee.

Paul currently serves as Treasurer of the Wichita Education Foundation and Board member and Chair of the Red Cross Human Resources Committee.