Dr. Pam Shipp has gained international recognition as an educator and psychologist. She was faculty at the Center for Creative Leadership where she trained executive leadership courses for twenty years and managed the nonprofit programs at the Colorado Springs campus. Prior to joining the Center, she worked as a public school administrator, a business management consultant, and psychotherapist. She is founder of PL Shipp & Associates, a consulting firm.
Dr. Shipp’s publications include Counseling Blacks: A Group Approach, The Personnel and Guidance Journal, October l983. Managing Diverse Work Teams, Leaders in Action, Vol. 20, #6 Jan/Feb 2001. Building Communities For Tomorrow, One Person At A Time, (2002) written with Cathy O. Robbins. Dr. Shipp is an executive coach and an established expert on issues related to cultural influences in the workplace; community leadership and counseling across cultures. She is an adjunct professor at Denver University’s graduate program in Counseling Psychology.
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 ABPsi General Assembly. She served on the Board of Trusties for Penrose St. Francis Hospital (2010-2018) and the Pikes Peak Community Foundation (2007-2015). She co-founder and past president of the Colorado Springs Black Leadership. Pam has been recognized in Who’s Who in Black Colorado Springs, 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 currently works part-time at the Colorado College Counseling Center. Pam is a civic leader and enjoys time with her family, dance, film, and theater.