Abby Basinger
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Birmingham, AL 35243 abo90d@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Auburn University, expected graduation August 2012
o Major: Public Relations
o GPA: 3.7
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Auburn Student Government Association Chief of Staff, 2011-2012
o Supervised more than 90 cabinet members, as well as committee members
o Led weekly cabinet meetings, set agenda, etc.
o Worked with SGA advisors and Student Affairs professionals
Auburn University SGA Secretary of University Outreach, 2010-2011
o Oversight for Beat Bama Food Drive (raised 234,116 pounds, which was 34,226 pounds
more than our goal and broke the school record)
o Fall 5K, benefiting Operation Lakeshore (more than 600 participants, raised $6,000)
o Red Cross Blood Drives (two per semester, collected more than 1,770 pints overall)
o Auburn University Dance Marathon ($7, 660 raised)
o The BIG Event (organized more than 2,400 volunteers at 196 job sites)
Auburn University SGA Positions
o Student Disciplinary Committee
o Student Center Committee
o Campus Recreation Committee
o Foy Union Board
o Assistant Director of Publicity, 2009-2010
o High School Leadership Conference Counselor, 2008-2009
o Tiger Tuesdays Freshman Leadership, REACH Community Service, 2008-2009
Auburn University Campaigns
o Campaign Manager for SGA Presidential candidate, spring 2011
o Campaign Manager for Miss Homecoming candidate, fall 2010
o Top Five Committee for Miss Homecoming candidate, fall 2009
Social Sorority Leadership positions
o Panhellenic Cabinet Spiritual Life Chairman, 2010
o Social Sorority Reference Chairman, 2010-2011
o Social Sorority Assistant Reference Chairman, 2009-2010
o Social Sorority Activities Chairman, 2009-2010
o Social Sorority New Member Educator Assistant, 2009-2010
o Social Sorority Standards Board, 2009-2010
o Social Sorority Slate Nominating Committee, 2009 and 2010
HONORS
Cater Society, Top 15 Senior women at Auburn University (President)
Order of Omega honor society
Miss Homecoming nominee, fall 2011
Top 20 Miss Auburn Nominee, fall 2010
Most Outstanding Panhellenic Cabinet member, spring 2011
Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society
Cardinal Key, leadership and scholarship honor society
Phi Kappa Phi honor society
Phi Eta Sigma freshman honor society
Squires, Top 10 freshmen at Auburn University
Dean s List, fall 2008, spring 2009 and fall 2010
Spirit of Auburn Founders scholarship recipient
Presidents and Emerging Leaders Conference, Kappa Delta 2009
SERVICE
Leadership team: Nicaragua Missions team, spring 2012
Leader of Nicaragua Missions team, spring 2012 (42 participants)
Leader of Nicaragua Missions team, spring 2011 (35 participants)
Leader of Nicaragua Missions team, spring 2010 (12 participants)
Freshman girls Bible study leader, 2011-2012
Sozo Children International Intern in Lame Deer, Mont. (foster home), summer 2011
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Public Relations Student Society of America
RELEVANT SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite CS 5.5, including InDesign, Photoshop and Dreamweaver
Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, etc.)
FlipShare software
Basic photography skills
Strong grammar, writing, proofing and organizational skills