The Archer Center

Co-President - Nathan Taylor

taylor.nmt@gmail.com
Nathan was member of the spring 2006 class of Archer Fellows, and was part of the inaugural UT Tyler class of Archer Fellows that semester. After interning during his Archer Fellow semester at the Canadian Embassy, Nathan continued on in Washington in another internship role at National Public Radio. He graduated from UT Tyler with a degree in Political Science in December of 2006 and immediately returned to Washington to find employment in the new Congress. Currently, Nathan works for Congressman Lloyd Doggett of Austin. Since his Fellowship semester, Nathan has been an involved member of the Archer Alumni Association and has volunteered in many capacities.  From attending Archer Fellow events, volunteering to drive students to the Welcome Dinner at Congressman Archer’s home, taking Archer Fellows on numerous Target runs, and serving on the Welcome to the Beltway Planning Committee, Nathan has consistently gone above and beyond to serve the Archer Center.

Co-President - Dan Susong

dpsusong@yahoo.com
As a December 2005 UT Austin graduate, Dan is excited to have the opportunity to give back to the Archer center so soon. While in D.C. in the fall of 2005, he interned at the White House in the Office of Presidential Speechwriting. Dan's degree is in public relations, and he currently works in the Austin office of Edelman, a global public relations agency. Though he never pictured himself still being in Texas after undergrad, he's quite happy to be employed and living in Austin. Dan is looking forward to working with the other AAA officers in this inaugural year of the association to establish a strong group that will continue to advance the reputation of the program.

Spring 2001 - Jacob Holder

jacob_holder@hotmail.com
After the Archer Program, Jacob moved to Spain where he learned Spanish, lived and worked for two years.  Later he returned to the States and took a PR position for Dell for another couple of years.  He currently resides in Santiago, where he is working for a Chilean company in marketing communications.

F all 2001 – Christine Powers

christinepowers@alumni.utexas.net
Christine Powers recently graduated law school and is an associate at Hiersche, Hayward, Drakeley & Urbach, P.C. in their litigation department.  In law school, she was on the mock trial team, on the Board of Advocates, and graduated cum laude.  Christine’s been a big sister in Big Brothers Big Sisters for a couple years now and is matched with a nine-year-old girl in Dallas.

Spring 2002 - Marisela Salayandia

salayandia.marisela@gmail.com
Marisela Salayandia was an Archer Fellow in Spring 2002.  She was born and raised in El Paso Texas and graduated in 2002 from The University of Texas at Austin. Presently, she is a Legislative Assistant for the Democratic House Committee on Homeland Security. 

Fall 2002 - Jennifer Mock

jmock25@gmail.com
Jennifer Mock worked at Congressional Quarterly during her time in Washington covering the 2002 elections. Following her graduation for UT-Austin in May 2003 with a degree in journalism, Jennifer went to work for The Oklahoman in Oklahoma City. She was only there six months before CQ brought her back to D.C. to cover the 2004 elections. She covered the House, Senate, gubernatorial and presidential elections in 13 states, including Texas. Following the elections, she returned to The Oklahoman Capitol bureau, where she currently covers the state House of Representatives. She is also the head of the Oklahoma City chapter of the Texas Exes.

Spring 2003 – Chris Martin

Fall 2003 – DeLisa Lay

delisa.lay@gmail.com
DeLisa Lay interned at the United Nations Information Centre during her semester in Washington in the fall of 2003. She currently works as a research analyst for the National Republican Senatorial Committee and plans to attend law school next fall.

Spring 2004 - April Adams

aprilaadams@hotmail.com
April A. Adams (any resemblance to the Archer Alumni Association is mere coincidence, we are of no relation) came to DC as an Archer Fellow in the spring of 2004. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, she moved to Washington and has remained very active with the Archer Center. She currently works at Denny Miller Associates and resides in Alexandria, Virginia.

Fall 2004 – Katie Short

katieshort@mac.com
Katie, a Fall 2004 Archer Fellow, graduated from UT Austin in May 2006 with a BA in Government and Anthropology. She moved to Washington, DC and began working for America Votes tracking legislation. She has since left America Votes for a position at the Brookings Institution where she works today.

Spring 2005 - Carl Holshouser

carl_holshouser@hutchison.senate.gov
Carl has a BA in Government with Liberal Arts Honors from UT Austin. In May of 2006 he was named Special Assistant and Personal Aide to Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with former Archer Center Assistant Director April Adams. 

Fall 2005 – Daniel Noll

daniel.noll@mail.utexas.edu
As a member of the Fall 2005 class Daniel interned with the Center for International Policy’s National Security Department. Currently, Daniel is finishing his BA in Government with Liberal Arts Honors while working for the UT System Administration as an assistant web developer/graphic designer. After graduation, he intends to pursue a graduate degree in U.S. foreign policy and to travel overseas to continue studying Arabic.

Spring 2006 – Crystal (Longoria) Villarreal

crystal.longoria@gmail.com
Crystal was a Communications and Marketing Intern for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in Spring of 2006. She will graduate with Honors in May 2007 from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Upon completion of her undergraduate degree, she hopes to attend an accredited law school.