Oscar Carballo

Oscar Carballo, Associate, is a passionate advocate for education policy. Oscar helps clients advance their priorities through monitoring issues related to education, workforce development, veterans’ education/workforce, arts/humanities, immigration, and international issues and provide insight on potential congressional action and future federal funding opportunities.  Oscar focuses on emerging opportunities in the Department of Education (ED), The National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities (NEA/NEH), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of State, and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA).  

Issue Areas: Education policy, workforce development, veterans’ education and workforce policy, international relations, and immigration. 

Additional Experience: Before joining Lewis-Burke, Oscar started his career in Washington, DC in the office of Senator Jacky Rosen. He gained knowledge and formed a passion for education and immigration policy, in which he worked closely with senior staff on these issues. In addition to his time in the Senate, Oscar worked for Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE), a humanitarian response non-profit, that supports and engages with the community to provide free, mobile COVID-19 testing to residents of the District of Columbia in underserved communities. 

Vital Statistics: Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Oscar earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Nevada, Reno, where he double majored in Political Science and International Relations. In his free time, you can find Oscar playing soccer across the District, hanging out with friends at the National Mall, and on his journey looking for the best Salvadoran food DC has to offer!