Matthew Olsson Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

ADVOCACY AND CONSULTATION: Provide strategic consultation and HUD technical assistance to community leadership and housing providers on compliance with Federal regulatory requirements and development of new housing projects. Present to and advise public governance boards on Federal regulatory compliance and best practice implementation, including: Fair Housing Act and other non-discrimination regulations, landlord/tenant relationship management, and strategic allocation of grant resources.FACILITATION AND TRAINING: Facilitate community meetings and strategic planning processes in communities nationwide (including San Francisco, San Jose, Marin County, Las Vegas, Chicago, and Honolulu). Develop and deliver technical trainings on Federal housing programs at national conferences (including the biannual National Alliance to End Homelessness and National Human Services Data Consortium conferences, and the annual Housing California conference). Author training materials for HUD review and dissemination.LEADERSHIP: Lead multi-agency team to develop and implement state-wide coordinated entry system in Hawaii. Team Lead for three communities, responsible for design, coordination, and delivery of HUD technical assistance. Lead team to design and implement program in San Francisco to identify units for homeless persons and foster landlord participation in subsidized housing programs.DATA ANALYSIS: Design program evaluation component for annual grant competitions in Santa Clara, Marin, and Humboldt Counties. Conduct needs assessment to identify systemic housing and service gaps in Southern Nevada. Design and implement data-driven evaluations to improve access to and provision of housing and services in San Jose.GRANT WRITING: Lead and coordinate annual application processes for CA communities receiving $30+ million in Federal funding. Research and author successful Federal grant application for Bay Area communities totaling $3 million in funding in 2016.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS: Analyzed and developed summaries of introduced, pending, and enacted legislation for distribution to agency officials. Tracked legislation affecting local and national drug control policy; authored summary briefs. Attended congressional hearings relating to drug control policy; authored summary briefs. Aided staff in preparation for meetings, policy conferences, and congressional liaison by conducting research and authoring memoranda.

West Bridgewater, Ma

LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING: Served as second chair at labor arbitrations, providing support to Labor Relations attorneys. Drafted legal memoranda reconciling positions on the unilateral implementation of employee attendance policies and productivity standards with collective bargaining agreement provisions. Monitored and summarized employee labor complaints, reporting findings to the Vice President of Labor Relations. Analyzed arbitral decisions and witness transcripts in preparation for labor negotiations.

Washington, Dc

Handled constituent services (correspondence, tours, individual constituent issues)Summarized and briefed policy issues for congressional and staff referenceAttended issue briefings on behalf of staff members

Juris Doctor, Law

Activities and Societies: GW Law Democrats

B.A., Political Science

Activities and Societies: Pi Sigma Alpha (Politics and Government Honor Society), Phi Alpha Theta (History Honors Society), Sigma Phi.

Political Science

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Political Science

Study Abroad

Political Science

Study Abroad