Penny earned her MA in school finance from Ashland University and a BS in accounting from Franklin University. She is a licensed school treasurer with over 35 years of proven successful school finance experience, including 30 years of actual school treasurer experience. Penny has worked with wealthy, poor, small, large, urban, and rural districts. Her largest district was Columbus City Schools, which had a $1.4 billion budget; she was the treasurer/CFO. Penny retired from Beavercreek City Schools as Treasurer/CFO and now serves at Huber Heights City Schools. Active in OASBO's committees and mentoring program, Penny has mentored and helped develop younger treasurers and loves helping others.