Paul Panaikas is the State Resilience Coordinator/State Yellow Ribbon Coordinator in the RI Army National Guard. He has been working here since 2011/2015. He has also been serving as the Historical Commissioner in Easton Massachusetts since 2014. Paul was 12 years old when he started his first job as a paperboy for the Sun Chronicle in Norton, Massachusetts. He delivered papers after school and on weekends.

1. Paul Panaikas’ First Job Was That of a
Paperboy for the Sun Chronicle

2. Paul Panaikas: Introduction
• Paul Panaikas is the State Resilience
Coordinator/State Yellow Ribbon Coordinator in the RI
Army National Guard.
• He has been working here since 2011/2015.
• He has also been serving as the Historical
Commissioner in Easton Massachusetts since 2014.

4. First Job during Childhood
• Paul was 12 years old when he started his first job as a
paperboy for the Sun Chronicle in Norton,
Massachusetts.
• He delivered papers after school and on weekends.
• During the age of 14 to 16 years, he also worked for
the school department during the summer in the town of
Norton, MA.

6. Other Work Opportunities That Came His Way
• Paul Panaikas has worked for Stone Container in
Mansfield, MA and UPS in Brockton, MA.
• He got these Opportunities at the age of 19 before
completing his one year of College and joining the
United States Army.
• At the age of 21, he graduated as an X-Ray Specialist
from the U.S. Army Academy of Health Sciences in San
Antonio, TX.

8. Paul Panaikas has won following awards:
• Army Commendation Medal (1)
• National Defense Service Medal (1)
• Army Service Ribbon (1)
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal (1)
• Rhode Island Service Medal (2)
• Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon (3)
• Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (5)
• Joint Force Headquarters NCO of the year etc.

9. Thank You
Paul Panaikas

10. Thank You
Paul Panaikas