Kimberly Shappy is a Lieutenant with the New York State Police assigned to Headquarters—Administration in Albany, NY. She has been a member of the State Police since February 2005. She was previously stationed at the New York State Intelligence Center as a Zone Sergeant and, prior to that, a Technical Sergeant at Division Headquarters—Field Command, Grant Management, and Administration.

Before her promotions, she worked most of her career as a Trooper stationed in the western part of the State. In addition to her regular duties and responsibilities as a Trooper, she was a crime scene technician and a child safety seat technician. She also has served as an academy training officer.

Lieutenant Shappy previously served as President of NYWLE and Western Region Director and organized the 2015 NYWLE 6th Annual Training Conference in Rochester, NY. Now residing in the Capital Region, she was on the conference committee for the 2016 NYWLE 7th Annual Training Conference and the 2019 NYWLE 10th Annual Training Conference, both held in Saratoga Springs, NY. She was the Conference Committee Chair for the 2024 NYWLE 13th Annual Training Conference held in Lake Placid and previously served as the co-Capital Region Director.

Lieutenant Shappy is the Vice President and has been an Officer for many years as Recording Secretary on our Board of Directors. She is also currently a member of our NYWLE Scholarship Committee.

Lieutenant Shappy’s most fulfilling aspect of her life is the privilege of being a mother to a brilliant and active daughter.