MICHAEL PAULSON
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VIA:SAN JOSE
CALIFORNIA BY MICHELLE PAWELSKI
"I WANT TO HAVE A MORE MEANINGFUL IMPACT HERE."
fter only a year of living in Rapid City, Michael Paulson has already made his mark on the community. He raised $17,000 for Monument Health, is serving as a board member for Elevate Rapid City, and has already helped mentor local students on the ins and outs of computer programming. Michael, an engineer with Netflix, moved with his wife Lana and their then three kids from California to South Dakota last March, just a day before California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a stay-at-home order. The family was looking for a change after spending six years on the West Coast.
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