A Chat in the Garden with Monique A. J. Smith

Taylor Shields is University of West Georgia's Coordinator of Facilities & Events. Previously, she was Asst. Compliance Director & Game Day Operations at University of Montevallo.

She got her start as Sports Service Coordinator Intern for Gulf South Conference (GSC), where she completed projects ranging from basic research to planning and implementation. She led an annual Student-Athlete Athletic Conference, created onboarding packets for new coaches, and coordinated COVID self-test kits for over 300+ officials/umpires. She also was a secondary official's coordinator for three sports and spring sport championships. 

Shields worked at Alabama High School Athletic Association as a member of the softball live stats crew. She learned and trained others how to use iScore Sports and was a statistician for multiple state softball tournaments.

As Head Tournament Director for the N2Hoops Invitational, she performed many responsibilities includling tournament coordination and logistics, budgeting, marketing, and personnel.

She is a graduate of University of West Alabama (UWA) with a bachelor's degree in sports management. She was a manager for the university's softball program and a student member of the Commission of Sports Management Accreditation.

Join us on A Chat in the Garden with Monique A. J. Smith at 10:00 am EST. Come listen to our guest’s career path, her advice for others & current initiatives...A Chat in the Garden with Monique A.J. Smith, where Significance Blooms. Listen via 563-999-3513 or www.chatinthegarden.com. This is Season 9. Seasons 1-5 (and soon Season 6) can be found on 200plus.expert, previously broadcasted on Survival Broadcast Network. Seasons 7 & 8 are at www.chatinthegarden.com.