Joshua Rebollozo
Government Professional,
Law Student
Location: Washington, DC
ABOUT
Joshua is a detail-oriented, analytical government professional who consistently seeks innovative methods to improve both efficiency and organization. Some of Joshua’s greatest strengths are his abilities to build trust, create and successfully execute action plans, and critically think through problems. In his experience, Joshua has proven that he consistently exceeds stated goals and is willing to go above and beyond to achieve both organizational and personal goals.
Joshua has further demonstrated these skills while attending Georgetown University Law Center as a student in the evening division. Balancing both work and school, he has continued to hone his efficiency and organizational skills in the legal environment, including in his work as a staff editor on the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal. Upon graduating, Joshua aims to pursue a career in civil litigation in the Washington, DC market.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2021 - Present
Federal Election Commission
Assistant Director - Alternative Dispute Resolution
Washington, DC
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Conduct interest-based negotiations with external respondents for violations of campaign finance laws/regulations on behalf of the Commission and advocate for approval of resulting negotiated settlements to the commissioners
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Draft, edit, and circulate legal documents, including negotiated settlements, recommendations, and memoranda to commissioners and respondents
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Develop and integrate settlement terms, including civil penalties and remedial measures into settlement documents
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Oversee civil penalty program, including tracking payments, reporting payments to finance, processing payments through pay.gov, tracking delinquent debts, and referring debts to the United States Department of Treasury
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Developed and implemented case tracking software in Microsoft Access and Oracle and managed a subsequent IT project populating an Oracle database with relevant data
2019 - 2021
​Federal Election Commission
Alternative Dispute Resolution Specialist
Washington, DC
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Researched assigned matters and evaluated cases against established campaign finance laws, regulations, legal precedent, internal policies, and prior Commission matters
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Initiated, developed, and oversaw special projects, including leading an electronic record reconciliation project
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Led a focus group to assess staff concerns, authored a document, and presented findings which detailed recommendations for improvements of the agency’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey
2015-2019​
Federal Election Commission
Senior Campaign Finance Analyst (Jun. 2018 - Mar. 2019)
Campaign Finance Analyst (Jun. 2015 - Jun. 2018)
Washington, DC
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Reviewed and analyzed all financial reports filed for over 400 assigned political and state/local party committees and evaluated them for compliance with campaign finance laws and regulations
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Initiated and constructed an Excel software suite utilizing Excel VBA, API, JSON, and Access SQL to increase branch-wide productivity and analyst consistency
EDUCATION
2021 - Present
Georgetown University Law Center
Juris Doctor - Evening Division
​Washington, DC
Involvement:
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Georgetown Immigration Law Journal - Staff Editor
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OutLaw Member
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2011 - 2015
The College of Idaho
Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in Political Economy
Caldwell, Idaho
Minors:
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Criminal Justice Studies
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History
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Natural Sciences
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Pre-Law
Involvement:
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Speech & Debate Team
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Young Democrats – Founder\President
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Study Abroad in Paris (Winter Session)
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CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAININGS
March 2021
CINERGY
Workplace Conflict Coaching, Conflict Management Training Workshop
Online
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Sept. 2020 - Dec. 2020
Harvard Program on Negotiation
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
Online
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June 2019
Mediation Training Institute at Eckerd College
Certified Workplace Mediator and Trainer (CMT)
Washington, DC
COMMUNITY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
July 2019 - Present
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Lead Mediator
Washington, DC
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May 2004 - Sept. 2009
Boy Scouts of America
Eagle Scout
Twin Falls, Idaho