Background
Shackelford, Lottie Holt was born on April 30, 1941 in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. Daughter of Curtis and Bernice Linzy Holt.
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Shackelford, Lottie Holt was born on April 30, 1941 in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. Daughter of Curtis and Bernice Linzy Holt.
Bachelor of Science, Philander Smith College, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1979. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Philander Smith College, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1988. Student, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1983.
Student, University Arkansas, Little Rock. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Shorter College, Rome, Georgia, 1987.
City director City of Little Rock, 1978—1987, mayor, 1987—1991. Director Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 1993—2002. Vice chairman Democratic National Committee, 1989—2009.
Senior executive vice president Global United States of America, Inc., Washington. Delaware Italian Economic Trade Mission, 1987, United States-Soviet Women's Wilderness Dialogue, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1987. Panelist Harvard University Institute Polits.
Public Affairs Forum, 1987. Board directors Little Rock Advertising and Promotion, Economic Opportunity Agency, Little Rock Job Corps, Elizabeth Mitchell's Children Center, Links, Inc., Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation, Phoenix. Advisory committee Arkansas Vocational and Technology Education, Station KARK-television.
Speaker in field.
Delaware Democratic National Convention, 1980, 84, 88, 92, 2000, 04, 08, co-chair, 1988. Co-chair platform committee, Democratic National Committee, 1984, co-chair rules committee, 1988, member resolutions committee. Member Democratic Policy Commission.
Board directors National League Cities, Arkansas Municipal League, Arkansas Women's Political Council, Urban League, American Red Cross, Arkansas Parent-Teachers Association, Young Women’s Christian Association. Board directors Southern Regional Council, president, 1988-1990. Regional board directors National Black Caucus Local Elected Officials, 1979-1992.
Youth director St. Peter's Baptist Church, 1969-1973. President Little Rock Parent-Teachers Association Council, 1973. Coordinator human and civil rights workshops, 1975-1977, others.
Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Urban League, National Association State Democratic Chairmen (secretary), Links, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta, Gamma Phi Delta, Alpha Kappa Museum.
Married Calvin H. Shackelford Junior (divorced). Children: Russell, Karla, Karen.