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Penny Githens' Biography

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Full Name:

Penny B. Githens

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Ed; 2 Children: Nathan, Nick

Birth Date:

11/12/1949

Birth Place:

Wilmington, OH

Home City:

Bloomington, IN

MS, Educational Psychology, Indiana University, 1981

BS, Chemistry Education, Purdue University, 1972

Commissioner, Monroe County Government, 2019-present

Candidate, Indiana State House of Representatives, District 62, 2022

Candidate, Indiana State House of Representatives, District 60, 2018

Former Project Manager, Indiana University

Project Manager, Indiana University School of Education

Former Faculty Member, Vanderbilt University

Former Faculty Member, Yale University

Lab Technician, Indiana University, 2007-2012

Consultant, Fulton, Longshore and Associates, 1991-1992

Research Associate, Vanderbilt University, 1987-1992

Assistant Director, Wharton School of Business, 1983-1987

Research Associate, Yale University, 1979-1982

Teacher, Gulf Shores Academy, 1978-1979

Graduate assistant, Indiana University, 1975-1978

Teacher, United States Peace Corps, Kenya, 1972-1974

Board Member, Board of the Autism Society on Indiana

Board Member, South Central Indiana Chapter, Autism Society of America

Member, Autism Society of America, 1996-2016

Commissioner, Bloomington Commission on the Status of Women, 2014-2016

Member, Democracy for Monroe County, 2015-2016

Parent Volunteer, IN*SOURCE, 1997-2016

Member, Indiana Coalition for Public Education, 2015-2016

Member, Monroe County Democratic Club, 2015-2016

Steering Committee, Monroe County Democratic Women's Caucus, 2014-2016

Member, Monroe County Democratic Women's Caucus, 2008-2016

Board member, Autism Society of South Central Indiana, 1999-2007

Awards:

Monroe County YMCA Volunteer of the Year, 2004

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