Mr. Skahen has been with the department for 10 years, most recently serving as the department’s Director of Marketing Services. He currently oversees the account management, interactive, creative services and communications teams.
Prior to joining the state, Skahen worked for a variety of agencies in Atlanta, Miami and New York, servicing accounts that included Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites, NASCAR, American Express, Benihana Worldwide, Pepsi Bottling Group, Marshall’s Department Stores, Motorola, Royal Caribbean International, Hilton, and Pharmacia & Upjohn.
Skahen holds a Master of Arts in media ecology from New York University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in English and communications, minor fine arts from Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York.