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Tiffany Shackelford

Partner

Tiffany Shackelford is a social media and business communications mavin, with extensive experience bridging the gap between traditional media and technology companies. She specializes in social media, business relationships and training for Webbmedia Group clients.

Shackelford is the Executive Director of AAN and formerly the communications strategist at Phase2 Technology, a provider of open source web software solutions, application development and consulting services. In addition, she is the sole proprietor of a small consulting business, which assists clients with online marketing, business development and partnerships, developing content for Web 2.0 tools and syndication.

She also served as the Executive Director for Capitolbeat, the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors. Previously, she was assistant managing editor at Stateline.org, an online news site that she helped create. Before that, Shackelford held positions at the Democratic Leadership Council, Progressive Policy Institute, Culligan Water and Nordstrom. A 1996 graduate of East Carolina University, Shackelford studied creative writing and visual art and has done post-graduate work at Marymount University. She was currently the 2008 conference co-chairwoman for the Online News Association.

Languages: English. Focus: Social networks, marketing, branding, network development, semantic web.