Oliver Kendall Email & Phone Number

Spain

Working with the Chair of the Taxation Task Force, I consulted on strategy to raise the issues around taxation of Americans living abroad, drafted media materials ranging from LTE's (several of which would end up in major US publications) to talking points to templates to me used by individual DA members.

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

o Researched, wrote, recorded, edited, and produced a podcast and YouTube channel focusing on American and global politicso Recruited, prepped, and interviewed guests from around the world ranging from academics, to activists, to witnesses of world events

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

o Assisted local Spanish-speaking university students writing academic papers in Englisho Provided the English translation of a Spanish-language website for the telecom company Movistar relating to a sponsored fundraising campaign in the context of COVID-19

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

o Teacher at several academies for Spanish and Catalan speakers of all ages and levels of Englisho Lead English teacher at Azafatas LESMA, an academy for adult students training to work as flight attendants

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

o Media relations and strategic support: helped plan media strategy, conducted outreach to U.S. and foreign press, occasionally spoke on recordo Writing and research support: prepared media materials (press releases, talking points, explainers) for use by DA Global and by the various country chapters of the organization, was heavily involved in the research, planning, and editing of the What’s At Stake video series, drafted policy questions for webinar events and social media posts

Bangkok City, Thailand

o Taught English as a foreign language with a focus on listening and speaking to primary and secondary level students in St. Joseph’s Thai intensive program o Taught English as a foreign language with a focus on listening and speaking and IELTS university entry exam preparation to secondary level students in St. Joseph’s English Program

Washington, Dc

o Communications for nonprofit clients focused on climate, development, justice reform and immigrationo Media relations: media monitoring, target list building, and pitching – secured briefings and coverage from reporters at numerous topline outlets, including TIME Magazine, CNN, Fast Company and ABCo Production of media materials: drafted press releases, op-eds, letters to the editor and other products o Conducted in-depth research of issue areas to assist with messaging strategy and producing media materials, conducted opposition research into several potential Trump administration appointees o Administrative support: produced client-facing progress reports, media tracking, and meeting notes

Monitored relevant media activity and compiled daily press clips for a variety of clients Covered and wrote memos on Congressional hearings and other events for QGA and external clientsGeneral research tasks

Tracked press activity (including work with media intelligence software like Meltwater and Critical Mention), monitored social media activity, helped coordinate 2015 Truman Conference Wrote and edited internal and external material in the form of op-eds, press releases and internal memosOpposition research

Restructured the syllabus of POLI 222 Regional Conflict and Security to build in a section covering the Syrian Civil War and the rise of the Islamic State, revamped the assignment structure adding several new writing assignments, graded assignments and managed class data, provided writing support, managed a war-game of a nuclear Iran scenario, led class

Saint Paul, Mn

Coordinated funding, conducted trainings that taught basic firearms safety to over 100 students, interfaced with on-campus personnel and range employees to prepare and conduct range trips, increased general membership and recruited several new members to the officer board Note: MFES is an apolitical organization, is not a Second Amendment advocacy group nor affiliated with advocacy groups like the NRA

Database (NGP) management, preparing fundraising emails, direct contact fundraising, researching for and preparing internal memos on primary candidates in other races, voter outreach canvassing

Macalester College

As phone bank coordinator, I engaged in volunteer coordination and recruitment, managed event logistics and interfaced with local party workers

Press tracking of Parity leadership team and general women-in-politics issuesCongressional pathways research at Harvard Kennedy School of Government with PhD. Candidate Shauna Shames, Prep for events at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science

Activities and Societies: Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society, Macalester Democrats, J Street U, Macalester Firearms Education.

Study Abroad, War Studies, Social Science, Health And Medicine

At KCL, I received top marks in modules in the Department of War Studies, focusing on military strategy and global conflict.