Sean Oliver
Project Manager

As Project Manager, Sean works in a multitude of capacities for LCW, from office manager responsibilities to coordinate aspects of training, translation, and coaching.  His strongest skill sets are organization, planning, and creative thinking.  He brings a wealth of experience from his educational background in Anthropology, his diverse work history, and his personal experience and travels which include Costa Rica, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Chile, and most of the continental United States.    

As the son of two college professors of Political Science and Western Languages (who were both, in turn, raised on farms), Sean had a unique opportunity to experience and explore the nuances of culture and class from a young age.  His family lived abroad during sabbaticals, and he and his brother attended school for a semester in Costa Rica. His family hosted over 22 foreign exchange students over the years; mostly through AFS (The American Field Service).  

Sean obtained a BA in Anthropology with an Archaeological focus from Beloit College.  In addition to cultural pursuits, he designed his own minor in Sex and Gender Studies, and studied conversational Spanish.  In his second year, he studied abroad in Pisagua, Chile on an Archaeological Field School, where the team excavated several dwellings and grave sites, and took samples from a shell midden estimated to be over 8,000 years old.  Immediately following graduation, he moved to mountain California and obtained employment with Far Western Anthropological Research Group (Davis, CA) as a Field Technician at the Sonora site (Sonora, CA), working closely with local Mewok and Shumash American Indians to ensure compliance with NAGPRA and other federal repatriation laws.  

After becoming homesick for the Midwest, and moving to Chicago, he spent 4 years with Countrywide Home Loans as a Operations Manager where he developed his IT and human management skills.  After leaving Countrywide, he spent 6 months working for Knowledge Points tutoring service, working with youth in and around Humboldt Park, Chicago.  Due in large part to its close ties to Beloit College, he has performed volunteer work with the Latino Union of Chicago, and various initiatives to provide legal and other assistance for new immigrants.   Sean has been with LCW since May of 2008, and continues to expand his repertoire and expertise in all areas of the organization.