Cynthia Tripp
It all begins with an idea + it was Cynthia’s father’s idea when she was 5, that she go to design school. (also deciding she should learn to race sailboats) Cynthia graduated with honors from the University of Michigan and was fortunate to not only study Design but minor in business (Ross) and was mentored by Rudolf Arnheim in Perception Psychology. She went on to Stuttgart to continue studies in both and coincidently returned when her business evolved into virtual reality design content. Ms. Tripp ran her own Chicago-based company before forming TrippShipman. Cynthia is still racing summer and skis in the winter. She also has a four-legged joint venture named Ollie.
Dave Shipman
The Royals, the chiefs + BBQ what else do you need to know? Dave hails from KCmo and earned his degree from the KCAI under the tutelage of Victor Papenek. A boatload of experience running the custom design division at Steelcase working with global corporations from Apple, Google, Microsoft to Daimler Benz and many others including the Stanford D*School and Ideo. Shipman created over 40 patents for Big Blue prior to forming TrippShipman LLP.
Mr Shipman has a healthy dose of amazing Sailboat Racing stories including membership in the famous Foredeck Union. Still racing his J29 in the summer and skiing winters primarily in the Vail Valley. His dog Ollie is a west highland terrier.