Housing Rights Center
Oliver Salonen is currently serving as the Rental Assistance Program Coordinator at the Housing Rights Center since March 2023, following a role as Senior Program Coordinator. Prior experience includes a Volunteer Intern position at the Los Angeles County Public Defender from September to December 2022, and a People's Summer Intern role at The People's Project LA from June to August 2022. Additionally, Oliver worked as a Research Assistant at Velkei Law from September 2021 to May 2022 and an Investigative Intern at the Lawndale Christian Legal Center from September to December 2020. Early experience includes a Research Assistant position at LA House Histories in the summer of 2018. Oliver is pursuing a Doctor of Law degree at the University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law, set to graduate in May 2028, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Chicago, completed in 2021.