Father Paulson served as Pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church, Walnut Creek and interim administrator of St. Isidore, Danville. He serves as a member of the diocesan Racial Justice council. He also serves as the Chaplain to Catholics@work, a diocesan ministry that meets the needs of Catholic professionals and business persons. Fr. Paulson holds a doctoral degree in Education (USF) and MBA in human resources development. Recently he published a book titled, "Bread Blessed and Broken for the World."