Stone Soup Promotions

Paula graduated from Adams HS in South Bend.  After getting her marketing degree from IU, she headed west to Palo Alto, California to work her way up from Advertising Specialist to MarCom Manager at Harris Corporation (telecommunications) Two companies later joined Apple Computer. Eventually, she ventured out on her own to start Main Event Marketing based in Redwood City, CA. Paula, a CMM, has 20 years of experience organizing integrated events worldwide, such as product launches, sales meetings, roadshows, tradeshows, user conferences, and press events. 

Paula's found a passion for running, relatively late- around age 40. She has run over two dozen marathons including Boston, New York, San Francisco, Humbolt, Nike Women's (5x) , Sacramento, Nashville, and Paris. She is also a veteran of a few ultras and completed all five passes of the Death Ride race in California.  She was on the 2009 Badwater crew for Dan Marinsik (his 8th finish and PR) and the 2011 crew for Clare Abram who finished 2nd in the Sawtooth 103 mile trail run (brutal) in Minnesota on the Superior Trail.

After moving back to Indiana in 2006, she was looking for runners but found a triathlon group. She started training for triathlons and is now active in the Triple Threat Triathlon group. IIn 2012 she is signed up for her third IronMan 140.6 in Madison Wisconsin.  

A Level II, USAT Certified Race Director, she helped to launch the Eagle Lake Triathlon in 2010 and is on the team to launch Ideal Beach Triathlon in 2012.