In Focus: Rockland

On the world stage

October

This weekend, I got a call from Penny Jennings, who singlehandedly launched a mentoring program, Adults Caring For Teens, Inc., to tell me

Penny Jennings

she’s a delegate to this year’s Education Project, which takes place in Bahrain and addresses the future of education around the world. She’s also a presenter, joining a discussion on “Empowering Students, Parents and the Community.” Right up her alley.

Penny launched ACT in 2002, wanting a place that matched mentors with young people, no matter their age or their history of trouble. She now leads programs throughout Rockland and has lined up the honors for her hard work on behalf of young people. (She was the state Senate’s 2008 New York State Woman of Distinction, and she’s also a member of the Rockland Community College Board of Trustees — she started her higher education journey there, and finished it this year with a Ph.D. from Northeastern University in Boston. She earned the Ph.D.—no kidding, commuting to Boston from Rockland—while running all ACT’s programs.)

Now, she’s on the world stage. While it’s an amazing feat, it’s not a surprising one for those who know Penny.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 at 11:06 am by Nancy Cutler.
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