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youngfreetexas (at) gmail dot com |
Name: DeAndre' Upshaw Age: 21 Hometown: Conroe, Texas Zodiac Sign: Gemini Nicknames: Big D, The Grand Poobah of Awesome, Slick Daddy D I'm a senior at Baylor University graduating in May with a degree in Journalism Public Relations and a minor in Film and Digital Media. Right now I’m all about being the Young & Free Texas Spokesperson! Sometimes I like to make up words, use them in sentences and try to see if others notice. They usually don't.
Likes: Pet peeves: Color of choice: Personal hero: Favorite cartoon: Secret addiction: What I want to be when I grow up:
That being said: anything by John Grisham. |
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• Pushing Daisies
My philosophy on books is: read everything! I purchase almost all of my books exclusively from thrift stores like the Goodwill or Salvation Army. For 5 bucks I can get about 13 awesome paperbacks. |
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Notice all of photos at the base of the home page? These are photos that have been tagged 'youngfreetexas' on Flickr. If you would like your photos to have a chance to be featured, here is a blog post that tells you exactly what to do. This page features my photos. Let me know what you think (youngfreetexas (at) gmail dot com). |
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I may be the face of Young & Free Texas, but there are a number of behind-the-scenes folks who help me make it all happen. Trey Reeme and also the Y&F Team Web Guy and Gal, who both prefer to ride under the radar give me the support I need to be all Young & Free.
Trey is the Director of Channel Integration at TDECU. He has been in and around social media and the Internets since he was able to grow facial hair. He championed the Young & Free Texas program at TDECU and is an all around cool guy. Without Trey, I would not have this spicy job. Make sure to follow Trey on Twitter!
Jason is the Online Community Coordinator at TDECU. As Jason's Twitter profile states, "I work for a credit union. I get to do awesome things. My big project: youngfreetexas.com. Jason resides in Austin and was actually one of the finalists for the Y&F Texas Spokesperson job! Here is a video from his campaign.
The Y&F Team Web Guy and Web Gal are in charge of all the stuff that happens behind the scenes on the website. They prefer not to be in the limelight. Enough said. That's my team. Needless to say, I am happy to have the help—there is a lot of Young & Free work to be done! DeAndre' |
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From August 10 to October 3, 2008, 11 incredible young people answered the call. We where |
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DeAndre' Upshaw |
Lauren Byers |
Jason Smith |
Annabelle Paterno |
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Amy Gregory |
Jason Rogers |
Christina Grey |
Desiree Flores |
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Daniel Barrera |
Justin Garcia |
Amy Acreman |
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After a rigorous internal voting process, the top three finalists were announced on October 10, 2008. During the 14 day voting period, Jason Smith Amy Acreman and DeAndre Upshaw did everything in their power to get attention and draw voters into the site. Between the three of them, they contributed more than 15 pieces of content to the site during this time!
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