Colleen A. McAuliffe is Vice President of Human Resources at Phipps and has worked there for over 26 years. Colleen joined Phipps in 1993 as Director of Human Resources and was promoted to Assistant Vice President in 1995 and in 1999 she was promoted to Vice President. After a briefly relocating to Louisiana in the spring of 2005, Colleen rejoined Phipps as Vice President of Human Resources in the fall of 2007. She currently oversees all Human Resources and Payroll functions for Phipps as well as client entities in the affordable housing industry.  Colleen’s expertise includes Benefits Administration, Human Resources Information System software, Payroll, Recruitment, Employee Relations and Labor Relations servicing more than 600 union and non-union employees. 

During her tenure at Phipps, Colleen has successfully worked on negotiations for several independent union contracts for both the Phipps organization as well as clients and the organization services.  She has developed a strong working relationship with local union representatives and continuously strives to serve the best interests of both the organization and union employees.  

Colleen is a graduate of the College of Insurance which merged with St. John's University in 2001.  She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with honors.   

When not in the throes of union contract negotiations and corporate expansion, Colleen shifts her focus and devotion to her four-legged furry family members which consist of a Golden Retriever, a German Shepherd and a rescue Labradoodle.  During her hiatus from Phipps between 2005 and 2007, she opened a natural pet supply store in Louisiana with a focus on educating animal lovers on good pet nutrition and holistic means of treating and caring for our four-legged family members.