Amanda Roose holds a bachelor’s degree in English (summa cum laude) and a master’s in Journalism, both from The Ohio State University. She works part time at Ohio State as a project manager and technical proposal writer. While in college, she competed in intercollegiate speech and debate, placing as a national finalist in extemporaneous speaking and a national quarterfinalist in persuasive speaking. She values this experience with public speaking in her career and church and is excited for the opportunity to help students feel more comfortable speaking in front of others.