CURRICULUM VITAE FOR JOEL RIVLIN

Personal Details:
Full Name:	Joel David Rivlin	Date of Birth:	7^th January 1979
Telephone:	(0113) 2692722	Fax:	(0113) 2252832
E-mail:	joel@joelrivlin.com	Address:	30 Wigton Lane,
Homepage:	http://www.joelrivlin.com		Leeds,
			LS17 8SJ,
			England.

Education:

	September 1997-June 2000: New College, Oxford University.
	-	2000: 2:1 BA (Hons) Politics, Philosophy and Economics (finishing 48^th out of 214 in the
		2:1 class).




	September 1986-June 1997: Leeds Grammar School.
	-	1997: A-Levels: Politics(A), General Studies(A), History(B), Biology(B).
	-	1995: GCSE's: Eleven taken, three at' A*' grade, eight at' A' grade.

Work Experience:


	January–June 2001: Campaign Co-ordinator; Leeds North East Labour Party.
	- Responsible for overall campaign strategy including 'message'; budgeting; candidate scheduling; mail and canvassing targeting; literature distribution; events and fundraising on a nationally targetted Parliamentary campaign.
	- Leaflet and website deisgn and writing.
	- Responsible for office management and volunteer recruitment and organisation.

	July–November 2000: Field co-ordinator and Finance Assistant; Gash for Congress.
	- As field co-ordinator I recruited and managed volunteers for 'get-out-the-vote' operations across two townships (combined electorate 60,000) on nationally targeted Congressional race.
	- As finance assistant my responsibilities included maintaining accounts and production of daily finance reports for a campaign budget exceeding $2 million, organisation of fundraising events and researching donor histories.


	June-August 1999: Congressional internship; Congressman Michael Bilirakis.
	- Researched and replied to constituent mail and aided legislative assistants in preparation for hearings.
	- Reported on hearings, meetings and briefings for full-time staff.



	March-April 1999: Parliamentary Internship; Fabian Hamilton MP & John Battle MP.
	- Tasks included researching enquiries and replying to correspondence.
	- Shadowed John Battle MP in his position as a Minister in the Department of Trade and Industry.



	June -August 1997 & 1998: Special-needs and general counsellor; Capital Camps.
	- Co-ordinator of nature program and cabin counsellor.
	- Responsible for children with cerebral palsy and learning difficulties.



	May 1996- January 2000: Volunteer Scout Troop Leader.

Other Qualifications And Achievements:
Strategic Consulting Group ‘Campaign School’, July 2000.
	-	Intensive weeklong training included polling, message creation, volunteer recruitment, GOTV, media relations, fundraising and lectures from major political figures in Democratic politics.
	-
Democrats 2000 Campaign Training Workshop, 31st July 1999.
	-	Training included polling, field work (GO TV and voter ID), volunteer recruitment, media relations and fund-raising.
Dirksen Congressional Center's 'Congresslink' web site, July 1999.
	-	Article comparing US and UK legislatures published as 'Resource for High School Lesson Plans' http://www.congresslink.org/britishintern.htm1).

English-Speaking Union Capitol Hill Scholarship, January 1999.
	-	Awarded visa sponsorship and financial aid for Congressional internship.
Certified computer skills, January 1999.
	-	Applications include Microsoft Word, Access, Powerpoint, Quickbooks and Excel.

Other Activites And Interests:
		Politics. I have been a member of the British Labour Party since 1995 and am active in my home branch. In Oxford, I took advantage of the numerous key political figures and journalists who appeared to speak in lectures and discussion groups. I was also able to do this extensively during my time in Washington. In December 1999, I was also able to organise a job shadow of NATO communications officer Jamie Shea in which I attended press conferences and sat in broadcast interviews and press briefings with Lord Robinson during NATO Defence Minister's conference in Brussels.




		Hiking and Camping. I am a keen hiker both at home and abroad. I have used these skills on trips around the Canadian Rockies, Appalachian Mountains and Yorkshire Dales.

		Debating. I have a continued interest in debating and public speaking from school. Since coming to Oxford I have spoken at the Oxford Union and regularly attended debates there.

Referees:
	-	*Fabian Hamilton MP* (Leeds North East)
	-	*Thor Hesla* (Campaign Manager, Lauren Beth Gash for Congress)
	-	*Congressman Michael Bilirakis* (9th District, Florida)
	-	*Professor Charles O. Jones* (Olin Visiting Professor of American Government, Oxford (1998-99); Hawkins Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin and non- resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution).