Bio

Paula Bikulege has been a South Carolinian for seventeen years and is driven by one simple passion — to help others.  As the youngest of four children, Paula witnessed her mother care for relatives instilling a generous spirit and focus on compassion for Paula. Since retiring from her consulting career, and as she raised her family, she immediately began school volunteer work and was the ten-year project manager for initiating, growing, and institutionalizing the St. Joseph’s Catholic School football team in Greenville.

Paula has devoted additional energy to the Miracle Hill Boys Shelter, YMCA - Taylors, and Fostering Great Ideas. Currently, Paula sits on the board for The Peace Center. While her daughter attended USCSOMG, Paula learned firsthand about the intensity of academic demands on medical students and volunteered to assist with Give 4 Garnet, the University’s annual giving day.   Prior to making South Carolina her home, Paula, along with her husband Stan and three children, moved seven times to include Germany and England where Paula owned and operated her own consulting firm. She holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and an MBA with an emphasis in marketing from Georgia State University.  Prior to her consulting career, Paula worked for Frito-Lay in various management roles.  She completed her professional career as a project manager working for Medi-buy, a then “dot com” solution between suppliers and care providers in the medical industry.

Paula and her family have established The Bikulege Family Foundation focusing philanthropic efforts in the areas of faith, family and community. She enjoys cooking, the outdoors and any time she can get with her family.