Delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Vienna, Austria. In her role as DNC Vice Chair of Voter Registration and Participation, Shackelford travels across the country and around the world, sharing the Democratic Party's message and engaging voters in the political process. She regularly participates in political forums of other countries, including Azerbaijan, Russia, West Germany and Taiwan, and has observed elections in Romania and the Baltic States. Shackelford is Senior Executive Vice President of Global USA, Inc., and is a member of various civic and community organizations, including the National Urban League, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Delta Sigma Theta sorority and The Links, Incorporated. She has an extensive record of serving on numerous boards and commissions, and is currently on the Board of Directors of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona. Awards Registry of Outstanding Men and Women, Esquire Magazine Woman of the Year, Arkansas Democrat newspaper 1993: Arkansas Black Hall of Fame inductee 1998: Mary Church Terrell Award, Delta Sigma Theta 2016: Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame inductee References External links Democratic National Committee Biography African-American people in Arkansas politics Women mayors of places in Arkansas Arkansas Democrats Mayors of Little Rock, Arkansas Philander Smith College alumni Harvard Kennedy School people Living people Women in Arkansas politics Delta Sigma Theta members 1941 births 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women African-American mayors in Arkansas African-American women mayors