Paul is Chairman Emeritus of the Board and CoFounder of the SLO Veterans Services Collaborative (SVSC). More than 150 government and nongovernment organizations participate in monthly SVSC meetings to coordinate housing, employment, health and family support services needed by local Veterans.
Paul is a Director on the Advisory Board of the Central Coast Vets Center that serves “combat veterans and their families for mental health issues such as the effects of PTSD.” Other veteran advocacy includes Mentor for Veterans Treatment Court, veteran representative to SLO Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC), SLO Suicide Prevention Council and SLO Commission on Aging.
Paul’s military experience as a noncommissioned officer in the United States Air Force, included two deployments to Vietnam in 1965-66, providing headquarters radio communications for 1st Air Rescue and Recovery Group and tactical air support for the First Infantry Division.