Dr. Pam Shipp
Email: Pam.Shipp@CSBLF.org
Dr. Pam Shipp has gained international recognition as an educator and psychologist. She is a Senior Program Associate at the Center for Creative Leadership where she manages the nonprofit programs at the Colorado Springs campus. Pam has worked for the Center since 1985 as a feedback/coaching specialist and joined the faculty full time in 1996. Prior to joining the Center, she worked as a public school administrator, a business management consultant, and an executive coach. In addition to the Leadership Development Program (LDP), Pam is a member of the Leadership at the Peak (LAP) and Foundations of Coaching (FOC) faculty. She also trains and designs custom programs tailored for specific clients.
Dr. Shipp’s publications include Counseling Blacks: A Group Approach, The Personnel and Guidance Journal, October l983, pp. 108-110. Managing Diverse Work Teams: Leaders in Action, Jan/Feb 2001, Vol. 20. Building Communities For Tomorrow, One Person At A Time, (2002)an unpublished manuscript written with Cathy O. Robbins. Dr. Shipp is an established expert on issues related to cultural influences in the workplace; building social capital; and community leadership. She is an adjunct professor at Denver University’s graduate program in Counseling Psychology. Her specialty topics include leadership credibility, assessing leadership behaviors and counselor supervision.
Pam is a member of the Association of Black Psychologists, a past president of the Denver/Rocky Mountain chapter and has served as both Vice-Chair and Chairperson of the General Assembly. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Colorado Springs Children’s Museum; The Boys and Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region; and the Colorado Springs Human Relations Board. She is currently a board member of the Colorado Springs Black Leadership Forum, the Pikes Peak Community Foundation, Penrose-St. Francis Hospital and a past member of the El Pomar Foundation Advisory Board. Pam has been recognized in Who’s Who in Black Colorado Springs, is a recipient of the NAACP Community Service Award and featured in the Gazette Telegraph’s Women at the Top.
Pam’s undergraduate degree is from Colorado College, she earned a MA from George Washington University and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Denver University. She is a licensed psychologist and managed a private clinical practice in Colorado Springs for 12 years. She is a civic leader and enjoys time with her family, dance, film, and theater.