After 28 years of state service, Kip retired in 2005 as Chief of the Office of Victim and Survivor Services for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He began his career as a Youth Correctional Officer in the California Youth Authority and served as Deputy Director for the Office of Prevention and Victim Services, and Assistant Deputy Director for the Institutions and Camps Branch overseeing correctional treatment. He is a nationally recognized expert in adult learning and has presented workshops on training techniques in several states. Kip is also a training consultant for The Change Companies®