Pamela Shockley-Zalabak, Ph.D

Pamela Shockley-Zalabak, Ph.D. is President of CommuniCon, Inc., an organizational and leadership development corporation.  She is Chancellor and Professor Emerita of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs(UCCS) and the author of 9 books and over 100 other publications and productions.  She is the founding member of the UCCS Communication Department and continued to teach and conduct research throughout her tenure as Chancellor. As Chancellor, Dr. Shockley-Zalabak was responsible for guiding a 75% increase in students to over 12,500, was responsible for supporting new academic programs, and was part of an over $500,000,000 expansion in campus facilities.  Dr. Shockley-Zalabak, as part of her consulting responsibilities, has served as Acting CEO of the  United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum and Hall of Fame and works with other non-profits in Colorado and other states.  She holds two degrees from Oklahoma State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder.  Pam currently serves as chair of the Board of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic and is a Boettcher Foundation Trustee.