J. J. Jim Shackleford is President of TECO Coal Corp., a subsidiary of TECO Energy. He is responsible for all TECO Coal operations, including Gatliff Coal Co., Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Co., Premier Elkhorn Coal Co., Pike Letcher Land Co. and Perry County Coal Corp.

Shackleford began with TECO Energy as controller of Gatliff Coal in December 1983, and was named president of Gatliff Coal in March 1986 before being named president of TECO Coal in December 1992. Prior to his association with Gatliff Coal, he was controller of Benham Coal, Inc.

He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Kentucky in 1969. He has received honors from the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants as well as the Senate National and State Service Award and is a member of the AICPA and the KY Society of CPAs.

Shackleford’s community involvement includes serving as the former chairman of the board of Whitley County Forward in the Fifth, former member of the advisory board of the Baptist Regional Medical Center and former member of the Board of Directors of Corbin Little League. He has served as a chairman of the board of the Kentucky Coal Association, which he is a member of.

He is married to Abby and they have two daughters, Kimberly and Patti, and two sons, Chris and Adam.