About — Troops & Allies

What’s with the name Troops & Allies?

It takes Troops & Allies to be successful in work, family, and life. Women understand this at their core. Troops are those we learn from, utilizing their best-practice tactics to manage life. Allies are the community we build with, create with, and with whom we experience life.

It’s the Troops and the Allies–the work and the rally–that lead to the most successful collaborations in work and life.

Meet the Team

Tiffany Long

**PRESIDENT | CEO | FOUNDER**
Tiffany Long began her career in Nashville over 28 years ago in film and video post-production which led to many years working in the music business producing commercial photography, album packaging and music videos. Over the last seventeen years, her career has evolved into multi-faceted leadership on theatrical film marketing campaigns and in 2015 she founded Troops & Allies, a company dedicated to telling women about things they will love. Tiffany strives for Troops & Allies to be a place where trusted relationships are formed with the women and men who are shaping the culture of entertainment and education in the world of faith, family and inspirational content.
With notable clients such as Lionsgate, Kingdom Story Company, Sony Pictures and Sony Affirm, Roadside Attractions, Twentieth Century Fox, and Franklin Entertainment, Tiffany has worked on films that have amassed approximately $600 million in domestic box office. Most recently, Troops & Allies was the lead marketing agency responsible for the campaign to the faith audience for Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company’s box office success, *Jesus Revolution*. Other film campaigns Tiffany and Troops & Allies have been part of include *A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, American Underdog, Breakthrough, I Can Only Imagine, Risen, Miracles From Heaven, The Star* and more.
Tiffany is a unique Nashville native who loves travel, hiking, and reading. She and her husband, Russ, have two boys at home and one in college at The University of Vermont.

Laura McClendon

**CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER**
Laura brings a background in marketing and business development, as well as event planning and organizational management to the team. She has worked on films such as *Jesus Revolution, Unsung Hero, American Underdog, Breakthrough, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, I Still Believe* and *When We Last Spoke*. Laura excels at bringing people together to get a job done, marketing events and people, budget and timeline management, strategy, and streamlining organizational processes. She does all this while keeping a keen attention to details at the forefront of her work.
Laura and her husband, Devin, have two children and live just outside of Nashville.

Mary Collins

**HEAD OF PARTNERSHIPS**
As Head of Partnerships at Troops & Allies, Mary Collins brings over 20 years of experience in the entertainment and film industry. From her work on groundbreaking group sales efforts on films like Pure Flix’s *God’s Not Dead* and Sony Affirm’s *War Room* to developing critical partnerships for Sony’s *A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood,* Kingdom Story Company's and Lionsgate’s most recent, *Jesus Revolution,* her expertise shines brightest in aligning partners and inspiring content to build strong word of mouth awareness and sales among the highly-sought female target audience.
Mary lives just outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband Josh and their three kids: Molly, Riley, and Jonas.

Maria Chung

HEAD OF DIGITAL STRATEGY

Maria is a digital marketer with over 19 years of experience in film studios and creative agencies. She crafts captivating campaigns for major theatrical events, multi-platform releases, and home entertainment launches. At her time at 20th Century Fox, and most recently as Vice President of Digital Marketing at Lionsgate, she worked across a diverse array of titles like THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES, JESUS REVOLUTION, JOY RIDE, CLERK III, LIFE OF PI, and more. Maria's passion for entertainment and social media drives her collaborative approach.