Background
Novak, Paula Louise was born on July 7, 1959 in Lorain, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Emil George Kattas and Irene Pearl (Thompson) Barton.
Novak, Paula Louise was born on July 7, 1959 in Lorain, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Emil George Kattas and Irene Pearl (Thompson) Barton.
Bachelor of Museum Arts cum laude with honors, Bowling Green State University, 1981; Master of Business Administration, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1987.
Substitute teacher, various schools, Elyria, Lorain, Ohio., 1981-1982; traffic clerk, Lorain Products/Reliance Electric, 1983-1987; buyer, Lorain Products/Reliance Electric, 1987-1994; teacher self employed, Lorain, 1981-1995; senior group buyer, Allied Signal, Elyria, 1994-1996; commodity specialist, Allied Signal, Elyria, 1996-1998; strategic sourcing specialist, Allied Signal, Elyria, since 1998.
Member Lorain City Schools Curriculum Advisory Committee for IMPACT Home Economics, 1993-1994. Advisor Junior Achievement, 1991. Second vice president Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra, 1990-1992.
Member National Association Purchasing Management (Cleveland chapter, instructor CPM review classes 1993-1995, board directors since 1997), Phi Kappa Phi.