Over the years, Randall Perla has been active in many community groups in the Cleveland area. Mr. Perla has served as a member of the Civil Service Commission and the Planning Commission in North Olmsted, as a member of the St. John Westshore Hospital Development Board in Westlake, as a member of several Citizen League Committees in Cleveland, as a Baseball Board Member in Westlake, and as a coach and youth baseball team sponsor in Westlake.

Mr. Perla attended Bowling Green State University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971. Mr. Perla then pursued further education at Cleveland Marshall College of Law. He received his law degree in 1974.