Taylor Shields currently serves the UWG department of athletics as a coordinator of events and facilities, her second stint in that role since arriving in 2022.
Shields came to Carrollton originally in 2022, serving a year and a half as UWG's Coordinator of Athletics Facilities and Events before spending the 2024 and 2025 football seasons as the Wolves' Director of Football Operations.
As a Coordinator of Facilities and Events, Shields is instrumental in the planning and execution of all events in The Coliseum and surrounding athletic facilities.
Previously, Shields was the spearhead in all things UWG football. She was responsible for coordinating gameday and travel logistics, recruiting, and handled multiple roles within the day-to-day operations of UWG football's first two seasons of FCS football.
In her previous stint in events and facilities, Shields also coordinated UWG's summer camps for each program as well as oversaw the summer-long, multi-session All-Sports Camp that features nearly 350 campers each summer.Â
She had previous stops at Montevallo where she was an assistant compliance director and worked in gameday operations. She also spent two years in the Gulf South Conference office as a Sport Service Coordinator Intern.
Additionally, Shields is an alum of the University of West Alabama, earning a Bachelor's degree in Sport Management. Shields is originally from Madison, Alabama.
