Brenda Alexander Gipson

Background

Gipson, Brenda Alexander was born on March 18, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Andrew Will and Etter Mae (Gardner) Alexander.

Education

Bachelor in English, Economics and Management, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1977. Master of Business Administration, Central Michigan University, 1978.

Career

Production manager, General Motors, Flint, Michigan, 1977-1981; engineer, Digital Equipment Corporation, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1981-1985; arbitrator, San Diego Housing Authority, 1993-1995; director, consultant, National Coalition Building Institute, San Diego, since 1993. Adjunct faculty member San Diego State University, 1997. Mediator San Diego Mediation Center, since 1992.

Consultant Personal and Professional Development, Colorado Springs, 1984-1986, Communications, Decision, Results, Boulder, Colorado, 1995-1996.

Membership

Member Interfaith Peacemakers, San Diego, 1997. Lay minister First Unitarian Universalist Church, San Diego, since 1996. Member San Diego Human Relations Commission.

Chair site council Grant Elementary School, San Diego, vice president Parent-Teachers Association. Member Society Professionals in Dispute Resolution, National Institute Dispute Resolution, California Dispute Resolution Council, California Association Human Relations Organizations.

Interests

• Avocations: spiritual readings, walking, traveling.

Connections

Married Calvin Earl Gipson, September 22, 1984. Children: Nia, Asha.

Father:

Andrew Will Alexander

Mother:

Etter Mae (Gardner) Alexander

Spouse:

Calvin Earl Gipson

child:

Asha Gipson

child:

Nia Gipson