Background
Abadie, Robelynn Hood was born on November 11, 1950 in Denham Springs, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Robin Senior and Ernestine Aubrey (Facundus) Hood.
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Robelynn Hood Abadie, American insurance company executive. Recipient Baton Rouge Influential Business Woman of the Year, 2002, Young Women’s Christian Association Woman of Achievement Entrepreneur of Year award, 1997, Union Central President' Club award, 2004.; named Rookie of Year Baton Rouge General Agents and Managers Association, 1980.
Education
Graduate, St. Louis Institute Music, 1969.
Career
Clerk bank card department Louisiana National Bank, Baton Rouge, 1970-1971, analyst real estate, 1976-1977. Owner, manager Water Brothers, Inc., 1971-1973. Owner, distributor Seyforth Laboratories, Inc., Dallas, 1977-1979.
Sales agent Southwestern Life Insurance Company, Baton Rouge, 1979-1982. Manager sales Mutual Security Life Insurance Company, 1982-1984. Manager agency American General Life Insurance Company, 1984-1986.
General agent Fidelity Union Life Insurance Company, 1986-1988, New England Mutual, Baton Rouge, 1997—2002, Union Central, since 2003. Member task force on credit life State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, 1985. Member Baton Rouge Private Industry Council, 1996-1998, executive committee, 1997-1998.
Speaker in field.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors training union Parkview Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, 1980-1981, teacher, Sunday School, leader Bible study, 1982-1982, chairman insurance committee, 1982-1984, member finance committee 1985-1986, 96-98, outreach director, 1986-1991. Member leadership committee local chapter Young Women’s Christian Association charter member circle of friends, 2002. Board directors Planning Giving Council Baton Rouge, 2004-2006.
Board directors Alzheimer Services of Baton Rouge, since 2006, Planned Giving Council, since 2005, chairman membership, since 2005. Fellow Life Underwriters Training Council, Louisiana State University Institute Politics. Member National Association Life Underwriters (task force on industry women 1987, National Quality award 1979-1981, 87-88), Association Health Insurance Advisors, National Association Insurance and Finance Advisors (board directors 1998-1999, 99-2000, committee chairman 1998-2002, member legislation committee), Louisiana Association Insurance Advisors (member of Year 2003), Baton Rouge Association Life Underwiters (chairman public service 1979-1980, house committee 1980-1983, legislation committee 1983-1986, 88-89.
Board directors 1980-1986, 88-90, 93-95, secretary treasurer 1995-1996, vice president 1996-1997, president-elect 1997-1998, president 1998-1999, immediate past president 1999-2000, chairman public relations 1994-1995, named Underwriter of Year 1990, 4 Star award 1998-1999), Baton Rouge General Agents and Managers Association (secretary-treasurer 1988-1989, Rookie of Year 1980), Baton Rouge Amateur television Society (charter member), Women Life Underwriters Conference (board directors 1983-1985, charter chairman, parliamentarian 1986, treasurer 1986-1987), Baton Rouge Area Network, Women Lifewriters confederation (chairman 1983-1987, vice president 1987-1988, president elect 1988-1989, national mentoring program, women agents national study group, Leader Recognition Gold award 1997, 98, Platinum awards 1999-2002, Diamond awards 2002-2005), Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, Century Club (Baton Rouge political action committee since 1979, Grandee 1991, workforce development task force 1997-1998), Greater Baton Rouge Women's Council (coordinator council advisor 1999-2000, president-elect 2000, president 2001, 2002, founding chair, 2002: celebration of women's week, patron chairman 2003-2006), 2500 Club (ambassador 1999), Mensa, Million Dollar Round Table Foundation (2002 top of the table, foundation knight 1999, 2000-2006, Quality of Life award 2004, Diamond Knight and Inner Circuit Society 2006, chairman planned giving/deferred gifts committee, 2000-2006, board directors since 2005, assistant director registration activities 2006), International Women in Fin.Svcs. (board 1990-2000, sec-treasurer 2000, president-elect 2001, president 2002), Rotary (member mainstream committee, chairman fundraising since 2006).
Interests
Connections
Children: Melissa Anne, Jason Matthew. Married Marshall Wayne Brackin, February 14, 1992. Stepchildren: Ashley, Kelly, Marshall.
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American
Education
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1969
Awards
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Recipient Baton Rouge Influential Business Woman of the Year, 2002, Young Women’s Christian Association Woman of Achievement Entrepreneur of Year award, 1997, Union Central President' Club award, 2004. Named Rookie of Year Baton Rouge General Agents and Managers Association, 1980.Recipient Baton Rouge Influential Business Woman of the Year, 2002, Young Women’s Christian Association Woman of Achievement Entrepreneur of Year award, 1997, Union Central President' Club award, 2004. Named Rookie of Year Baton Rouge General Agents and Managers Association, 1980.