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Skylar Cothren
Little Rock, AR area
skylar.cothren@gmail.com
501.743.6346
Education
Arkansas State University, B.S. Journalism
Expected Graduation Date: May 2015
Emphasis Areas: Advertising and Public Relations
Minor: Marketing
Overall GPA: 3.69
Major GPA: 3.83
Activities
Experience
Honors
InDesign Illustrator iMovie Garage Band Final Cut Pro Microsoft Office
Zeta Tau Alpha
Director of Philanthropy, 2013-Present: Direct a committee of 4 chairmen, implement and publicize fundraising tactics, plan various events
(Kiss Away Cancer, Think Pink Lip Sync) that support our national philanthropy, increased donations by 10%, increased participation in events by
50% for Think Pink Lip Sync.
Director of Fraternity Education, 2012-2013
Public Relations Student Society of America
Student Activities Board
Student Conduct Board
Marketing Committee, 2013-2014: Promote various campus events through different mediums from social media to yers.
Member, 2013-Present
President, 2013-Present
Chancellors List Deans List Communication Research
Fall 2012- Spring 2013 Fall 2013-Spring 2014 2014 UHC Conference
Riverfest
Think Pink. Lip Sync.
VA Hospital
Committee Member, 2013-2014: help plan and produce Riverfest, Arkansas premiere arts and music festival, schedule and oversee
volunteers.
Summer Intern, Summer 2014: created and edited Equal Employment Opportunity newsletter, edited newsletters, weekly digests for public
affairs ofce, edited memorandums, implemented an acitivty for new employee orientation to make for better communication in the workplace,
helped plan various federal programs (Womens Equality Day)
Director, 2014: plan and produce Zeta Tau Alphas biggest philanthropy event of the spring semester, 50% participation increase. Logistics:
nding venue, registering teams, advertising for the event, supervising sub-committees, gathering donations, working within a budget.
* References are available upon request
Up Til Dawn
Social Media Chair, Present: Responsible for managing and creating the content for the St. Jude Up til Dawn social media sites.
Recruitment Counselor
Fall 2013-Fall 2014: Provide counseling to potential new members going through formal recruitment, while remaining impartial to own
afliation within the Greek community. Promoted a postive perception of Greek life, helped over 600 women join Greek life in the last 2 years.
Skills
Downtown Jonesboro Association
Class Project, Spring 2014: developed and pitched an adveritsing campaign for the Downtown Jonesboro Association, conducted research,
acted as account executive for the duration of the semester