Andrew Roush

1630 Wells Branch Parkway, Apt 221  Austin, Texas 78728  512.636.4280  andrewroush@gmail.com
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Education
The University of Texas at Austin
August 2009
Bachelor of Arts, Government
December 2008
Conflict Mediation Certificate (Basic & Advanced)

Experience
Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, reply magazine
August 2008 – present
Creator and editor or Reply, nonprofit online magazine delivering irreverent commentary on
international affairs and culture, written by students and young professionals.

Political consulting intern, GNI Strategies

August 2009 – present
Creating online brand, messaging, media and fundraising strategies for campaigns and
nonprofits.

Online copywriter, LivingDirect

October 2009 – December 2009
Online product descriptions, copyediting and SEO work.

Austin Examiner, examiner.com

June 2009 – present
Penning periodic commentary on the Texas legislature, with an Austin twist.

Associate Director, Global Leadership Center at UT

August 2008 – May 2009
Led media campaign for the GLC and helped organized the 2009 Act Local – Think Global
conference at the Texas Union. Took on GLC role after sitting on the planning committee for
ALTG 2008.

Board member, Central Texas Model United Nations

2005 – present
Organized five consecutive conferences on the UT campus for 500 high school students in the
central Texas area. Organized and coached UT’s Model UN team at the WorldMUN in 2009.

Staff member, UNA-UNA Model UN & Global Classrooms program

2007 - 2010
Recruited and trained staff, worked with conference shareholders and organized logistics for
four conferences at UN headquarters in New York for over 2,500 teachers and student from over
a dozen countries.

Columnist, The Daily Texan

June – August 2008
Composed weekly opinion pieces on current university, local, and international events.
Andrew Roush
1630 Wells Branch Parkway, Apt 221  Austin, Texas 78728  512.636.4280  andrewroush@gmail.com
view my portfolio: http://picasaweb.google.com/andrewroush/Portfolio
 
Intern, Texas Senate Education Committee
January – May 2007
Managed school and constituent concerns and correspondence and general office operations
during the Texas Legislature regular session.

Intern, Office of State Representative Ryan Guillen

May – August 2006
Fielded constituent questions and concerns, worked with state agencies, arranged travel and
organized a grant-finding project for the Representative’s office.

Skills & Knowledge

• Passion for creative communication.
• Basic proficiency of Brazilian Portuguese. Some knowledge of Spanish and Urdu.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Keen analytical and creative thinking.
• Strong knowledge of Mac and PC computing.
• Planned and attended collegiate Model UN conferences in Germany, The Netherlands, New
York, San Francisco, Houston and Austin.