Alexandra Ritchie:  

Life Alex pursued her interest in journalism for four years at The University of Texas at Austin, but after a string of Texas-based internships and philanthropy projects, decided she was cut out for public service. Coming to Austin marked an important turning point for this diva, who had to explain a jillion times how she came to Texas after spinning on the globe for 18 years. She made many friends, but few of the friendships stuck because the University was so large and Alex was pulled in so many interesting directions. The learning experience was unprecedented. Greengates prepared her for the writing and studying, but the University leant itself to wonderful cross disciplinary experiences. The house parties weren't too bad either. After graduating in 2002, Alex took her Texas portfolio to Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists and the Governor's Office on Texas-Mexico Border Affairs where she used her Spanish to translate websites and diplomacy to end the stalemate over the water issue with Mexico. These opportunities led to the position of Press Secretary/Legislative Aide for a Texas State Senator, which brought her insight about conservative politics and the characters running the state. This was the highlight of her young career, and she enjoyed meeting all the other L.A.s It was like the sorority she had never joined, sorta kinda. Once again, fearing a glass ceiling, or reaching for some sort of cliche, Alex discovered she needed to reinvent herself once again, so she became a masters student at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT-Austin in 2003. Camp LBJ, t...Expand for more