Lucas Olson Email & Phone Number

Boulder, CO, US

Greater San Diego Area

• Serve academic departments and 2,700+ international researchers and faculty in the areas of immigration and labor regulations, academia, travel, social/cultural adaptation, and university policies
• Serve as an Alternate Responsible Officer for the Department of State's J-1 Exchange Visitor Program
• Lead international orientations, department trainings, immigration and grant-funding workshops, and social/cultural programming
• Maintain website and create guides, forms, and other resources for international and domestic audiences
• Managing transition to large-scale online immigration request submission process
• Issue immigration documents, maintain records for the Department of Homeland Security’s SEVIS database, submit H-1B petitions, and ensure compliance with all U.S government agencies

San Diego, California, United States

• Led the PIER Board and chaired regular meetings for international education professionals in San Diego
• Organized panels and training with U.S. government agencies (DOS, DHS, CBP, FBI) and experts in the field

San Diego, California, United States

• Co-Chair of a Member Interest Group for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers within NAFSA, a professional association for international educators
• Presented at NAFSA conference and worked with Peace Corps Staff to provide information about Peace Corps programs

San Diego

• Advised 3,000+ international undergraduate and graduate students and families on immigration, academic, cultural, and personal issues
• Served as Designated School Official for the Department of Homeland Security and Alternate Responsible Officer for the Department of State
• Led international student orientations and workshops on immigration topics for foreign students
• Served as lead for office’s SEVIS compliance
• Managed university student databases, including software updates and QA testing, and prepared reports for university departments on international student data
• Worked with foreign government agencies that financially sponsor international students

Stanford, CA

• Provided advising, programs, and services for 3,500+ international students and several thousand international scholars and dependents
• Served as office liaison to all international student groups for purposes of communications and event programming
• Led workshops on maintaining legal status and employment
• Developed resources such as a guides, handouts, and video tutorials for international students and scholars

Ukraine

• Taught English, health, and cultural courses at a teacher-training college in a small undeveloped town in Ukraine
• Organized and managed two summer camps in Crimea for several hundred children from Eastern Europe, collaborating with Ukrainian teachers and directing work of fellow U.S. volunteers
• Member of the Peace Corps HIV/AIDS Working Group, edited newsletter for volunteers, Ukrainian staff, and government officials
• Completed an intensive Peace Corps training in grant-writing. Awarded $5,000 Peace Corps Partnership Grant to build the first fitness center for the local community
• Completed an intensive 3-month training program in Russian, Slavic culture and English teaching techniques while living with a Ukrainian host family
• Became deeply integrated into Ukrainian life, developed a sophisticated understanding of this region, and achieved the level of “Advanced-High” in Russian according to the ACTFL system used by Peace Corps

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted programmatic, administrative, and logistical assignments for HBF, a German NGO that specializes in transatlantic relations, security, and environmental sustainability
• Developed expertise in research, reporting on conferences, making travel arrangements, organizing events, communicating in a variety of settings, writing and editing

Moscow, Russian Federation

• Awarded Cambridge CELTA certificate in the teaching of English as a second language
• Taught English to Russians aged 18-40 with various levels of English proficiency and conducted placement interviews

Master'S Degree, International Education Management And Russian

Activities and Societies: Blog editor for language-focused student group. Peer mentor for international students.Courses: International.

M.Sc., International Relations

Activities and Societies: International Student NetworkFocused on transatlantic relations, international relations theory, international.

Russian

Studied Russian full-time and lived in MSU dormitory with other international students.

B.A., Political Science

Activities and Societies: Amnesty International, Woodward Elementary Youth Volunteer, Member of the Global Issues HouseFocused on domestic.

Russian

Completed 9-week Summer Intensive Russian Program.