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
No caucus information on file.
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