About Penny

Penny has nearly 30 years professional experience in asset-based community development and organisational leadership in the voluntary sector and local government. Working in Project Management, health and social care policy development, leading strategic grant funding programmes and commissioning. Penny has worked in a variety health and social policy areas including; homelessness, supported accommodation, mental health (adults and children’s), employment and family services.

Over the past 10 years Penny has honed her coaching skills and training expertise alongside co-designing and delivering peer led programmes empowering those with lived experience to create and implement community-based solutions that support mental health and wellbeing in children and young people and the adults around them.

Penny is a trainer, facilitator and coach for Taye and the founder of The Parent Village a charity that supports and empowers parents in supporting children and young people’s mental health.

Penny is passionate about co-creating nurturing and fun learning environments that empower participants to take immediate practical steps that make an impact in their everyday work straight away.

I really like how engaging the session was and how comfortable Penny made everyone feel this topic can be hard for some people to get their head around and use the correct terminology and there was no judgement on prior learning and knowledge!Taye Training Delegate