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@iaagustin Irene Agustin
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@iaagustin

Irene Agustin is the Director of Fund Development at Central Arizona Shelter Services (she also manages @CASS_AZ).
Followers: 1,120
Following: 609
Number of Tweets: 6,469

Favorite Tweet?
Needs ideas for pot roast @Paula_Deen do you have any?
I got so excited that she replied with a recipe, so I told my co-workers and they said, ‘that’s not really Paula Deen, it’s her staff.’ And they totally burst my bubble.

Favorite person to follow?
Besides my boyfriend @mcreichle, I like to follow @thegringosuave, the radio personality. He is hilarious to follow. He talks about anything and is probably my daily dose of laughter.

Why did you start Tweeting?
I went to a seminar for nonprofits and they did a special session on Twitter and PR. Being new to the Valley and new to my position, I thought I’d give it a chance. My Twitter account is not any different than how I am in real life. So I just remember to be myself and people follow me for some odd reason.

Where do you Tweet from?
It depends. I have Tweetdeck and Ubertwitter on my phone.

What do you never Tweet about?
Things that are TMI (too much information). People don’t need to hear about women’s issues or anything like that.

What Tweet has garnered the most response?
When I Tweet about critical needs or items we need to provide to the people we serve, people ReTweet them and the word gets out. Then, the community really comes through and helps us out.

Strangest place you've Tweeted from?
At Central Arizona Shelter Services, we have a place where we collect all of our donations. I was in the small back room with floor to ceiling clothes from the ASU Undie Run, and I did a Twitpic of it.

How do you choose who you follow?
I choose people that I interact with. Sometimes I’ll follow people because I think they’ll be interesting, but if I send them a message and they don’t reply, I’ll unfollow them.

iPhone or BlackBerry?
BlackBerry.