Dr. Anthony G. (Tony) Kinkel was named President of Pikes Peak Community College on February 15, 2007. Prior to his arrival in Colorado, Dr. Kinkel served as Chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) in Batesville, Arkansas. He has also served as Executive Director of the Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC) and as a legislator for 15 years in the Minnesota State Legislature spending his entire career on the Education Committee and serving as both a State Representative and a State Senator. He also represented Minnesota on the Education Commission of the States. 

Dr. Kinkel started his career in education as a high school social studies teacher and was named the Minnesota Farmer's Union Teacher of the year in 1986. Kinkel went on to teach Political Science at Brainerd Community College in Minnesota. Kinkel also served as Dean of General Education at Northwest Technical College in Minnesota and as the Executive Director of a North Carolina education board. 

Kinkel received his Bachelor's degree in Teaching Social Studies from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. While in college, Kinkel was active in student government and was elected to serve as a Student Representative to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. 

Dr Kinkel did his Master's work at Bemidji State University and was awarded an Ed.D in Higher Education Administration from the University of Minnesota, where he was a member of the Leadership Academy program. Kinkel's dissertation topic was on indicators of effectiveness of higher education governing boards.

Dr. Pamela Shockley-Zalabak is Chancellor and Professor of Communication at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The author of eight books and over 100 articles and productions on organizational communication, Dr. Shockley-Zalabak's research interests include organizational trust and cultures as they relate to overall organizational effectiveness. Prior to assuming Chancellor responsibilities, Dr. Shockley-Zalabak was Vice Chancellor for Student Success and the founding chair of the UCCS Communication Department. Dr. Shockley is the recipient of the University of Colorado Thomas Jefferson Award, President's Award for Outstanding Service, Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Faculty, the Colorado Speech Communication Association Distinguished Member Award, the 2003 Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce ATHENA Women in Business Award, the 2005 Student Government Association Student Choice for Instructor of the Year Award, and the 2008 Colorado Springs Business Journal Women of Influence Award.