Shirley Tafoya serves as President of North America for Travelzoo. Prior to her appointment to President, she served as the company’s Senior Vice President of Sales from 2001-2008.As the President of North America for Travelzoo, the guide to the world’s best travel deals, Ms. Tafoya is responsible for managing the company’s U.S and Canadian operations as well as developing strategic initiatives to drive sales growth.
Ms. Tafoya has over 20 years of experience in publishing with companies such as International Data Group, Disney, Ziff-Davis, and CMP Media. Prior to joining Travelzoo eight years ago, Ms. Tafoya lead the Western Sales and Business Development efforts for the Walt Disney Internet Group. Managing one of the highest revenue producing regions in the country she rebuilt, trained, and restructured the entire northwest sales team where she doubled partnership revenues during her tenure
Ms. Tafoya began her career in high-tech publishing. She has held senior positions in both strategic and global accounts with both IDG/International Data Corp. and with CMP Media where she was responsible for 30% of the company’s top tier account revenue base.
Shirley Tafoya holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame de Namur. She resides with her husband and two children in Redwood City, California.
Media Contacts:
Andrea Conrad
M Booth & Associates
Tel: 212-539-3212
andreac@mbooth.com
Christie McConnell
Travelzoo
Tel: 212-484-4912
cmcconnell@travelzoo.com