Paula Gulak was a founding partner of SyCom Technologies, an information systems solution company which focuses on the design, implementation, management, service and support of multivendor, multiplatform network systems. Paula's primary areas of responsibility with the company are Marketing, Public Relations and Business Development. Prior to founding SyCom Technologies in April 1996, positions held within the technology sector include Director of Marketing/Northeastern US, AmeriData, 1995-1996; Director of Marketing for The Whitlock Group 1989-1995; Account Manager and Marketing Director, Dardick, 1982-1989.

Paula is former President and Chair of the Greater Richmond Technology Council, has served on the Executive Committee of the Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia and Chairperson of the BBB Torch Awards for Business Integrity. In 1998, she was appointed as one of 32 statewide business leaders to Governor Jim Gilmore's Commission on Information Technology. She was appointed by Governor Mark Warner to the Innovative Technology Authority and Center of Innovative Technology and is Vice Chair of the CIT Board. She also serves on the Chamber of Commerce Foundation Board and the Virginia BioTech Park Board. Additional activities have included the Board of AFS, Federated Arts Council and Parents Advisory Committee for Talented and Gifted Students/City of Richmond Public Schools.

SyCom Technologies has been the recipient of numerous business and industry awards including E&Y's Entrepreneur of the Year / State of Virginia; BBB Award for Marketplace Integrity, GRTC Award for IT Builder, Rising 25 and Virginia's Fantastic 50. Paula was awarded GRTC's Leadership Award in 2003. In 2007, SyCom was chosen one the 15 Best Places to Work in the Richmond Region by Richmond Magazine.

Paula is married to Dr. Morton Gulak, Architect/Urban Designer and Chairman of Urban Studies and Planning at Virginia Commonwealth University. They have a son, Loren and a daughter, Misha. A native of Florida, Paula received her BA degree from the University of South Florida in English and Journalism.