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Click here to signup for Paul's Newsletter! About Paul - Biography Paul Evans was born in Salem, Oregon in 1970. Raised in Monmouth, Paul graduated from Central High School (Independence, Oregon). At age 18, Paul was elected to serve his community city councilor, one of the youngest elected leaders in the nation. After graduation from Western Oregon University (then - Western Oregon State College), Paul joined the United States Air Force. Upon completion of his military commitment in 1997, Paul returned home to continue his education and begin a civilian career. He returned home to lead the city as Mayor, serving in the Oregon Air National Guard, educating students at Western Oregon University and Oregon State University, teaching Sunday School at Monmouth Christian Church, working with the Monmouth-Independence YMCA to support youth programs, and volunteering as a firefighter with Polk County Fire District #1. Shortly after the September 2001 attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, Paul's Oregon Air National Guard unit was recalled to active duty. Knowing that his skills were needed in the evolving Global War on Terror, Paul stepped down as mayor in December 2002. Since then he has served on active duty overseas including Iraq in 2003 (and 2005) and Afghanistan in 2006, as well as on priority homeland security missions throughout the throughout the Continental United States. In 2007, Paul joined the senior policy staff of Governor Kulongoski as his primary advisor for emergency management, military issues, and veterans' affairs. In that capacity, he lead recovery planning for the TOP-OFFICIALS IV exercise, directed initial state-level storm recovery efforts in response to major disasters throughout Northwest Oregon in 2007 and 2008, coauthored the Governor's Recovery Framework in 2008, and served as Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Veterans' Services. Paul Evans departed the Governor's Office in April 2010 to accept the position of Chief, Protection and National Security Division for High Impact Technology (HIT). His portfolio includes oversight of emergency management and infrastructure product development, marketing, and sales. It also includes collaboration on establishment of a private/public partnership based Emergency Management/ Homeland Security certificate program, as well as coordination, development, and manufacture of the ZUMO Watercraft project.

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