Background
Shipp, Theta Wanza was born on June 19, 1948 in Miami, Florida, United States. Daughter of James Willie and Fredericka Wanza.
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Shipp, Theta Wanza was born on June 19, 1948 in Miami, Florida, United States. Daughter of James Willie and Fredericka Wanza.
Bachelor, Fisk University, 1970. Master of Science, Southern Illinois University, 1977. Postgraduate, Howard University.
Assistant program director University South Florida, Tampa, 1971-1972. Administrator City of Tampa, 1972-1974. Administrative supervisor Juvenile Services Program, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1974-1976.
Staff assistant City of Carbondale, Illinois, 1976-1977. Teaching/research assistant, editorial assistant Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1977-1978. Staff assistant United States Republican Claude Pepper, Washington, 1978-1982.
Legislation/special assistant United States Republican Mervyn M. Dymally, 1982-1987. Chief of staff United States Republican Major R. Owens, 1987-1988, United States Republican Earl F. Hilliard, Washington, 1993-1995. Project director National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, 1998-1999.
Assistant to vice president for public policy Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 2000—2001. Instructor District of Columbia Public Schools, since 2001. Indiana consultant, 1989-1903.
Part-time instructor department sociology Howard University, 1978-1982.
Campaign worker various congressional campaigns, 1976-2000, campaign fundraiser, 1978-1997. Member ministerial staff Michigan Park Christian Church, Washington, since 2000. Volunteer Black Church Initiative, Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, Washington, 2000.
Ministerial consultant Soul Saving Station, Miami, since 1990. Campaign coordinator Democratic National Committee Office of African American Religious Outreach, Washington, 2000. Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Urban League, American Sociological Association, National Black Women's Agenda, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, National Coalition for Black Voter Participation, Friends of Africa, Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha Kappa Delta, Phi Delta Lambda.
Married Robert Glenn Shipp, June 28, 1970 (divorced August 1975). Children: Tammi LaTrice, Eloria April Michelle.