Pennie Hunt is an inspirational, entertaining, and high-content speaker. After a series of life changing events, including the death of her child, Pennie left her career as Executive Director of a healthcare organization where she spoke locally and nationally on healthcare recruitment. She now writes and speaks about how to change, heal, and empower your life.
Pennie’s personal successes and challenges have shaped her grateful-for-it-all viewpoint.
She has married her own life lessons with her gift of communication to follow her passion of helping others “Journey Through” this life with spirit, courage, and compassion. Learn life-changing strategies from Pennie’s own journey as she teaches you how to Love Your Life – No Matter What!
Pennie is a member of the National Speakers Association, Women’s Speakers Association and the President and founder of Journey Through, LLC. Her weekly blog, “Writings from the Corner of Spirit and Brave” is read worldwide. Her newspaper column runs in several newspapers including the Wyoming Tribune Eagle and the South Dakota Rapid City Journal.
She is the author of two books, Love Your Life-No Matter What- 76 Tips to Live Life with Love and Gratitude, and Love Your Life-No Matter What- 76 Tips to Journey Through Grief and Loss.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
National Speakers Association Professional Member, (NSA) 2012- Present; Women’s Speakers Association, (WSA) 2012 – Present; 10,000 Beds Board Member 2018-2020; Hospice Volunteer 2010- Present; Leadership Wyoming Alumni Association, 2002 – Present; National Organization for State Offices of Rural Health, (NOSORH) Frontier Committee, -2009-2011; Editorial Board Member, Cheyenne Tribune Eagle, 2005-2006; National Rural Health Association, (NRHA) 2003-2012; Rural Recruitment and Retention Network, (3RNET) 2003- 2012 (Served as a board member and held executive committee seats including Pres. Elect for this national organization.); Association of Staff Physician Recruiters, (ASPR) 2003 – 2012; Wyoming Society of Association Executives, (WSAE) 2003- 2012; American Society of Association Executives, (ASAE) 2003-2012; University of Wyoming Health Science Advisory Council, 2003; Founding team member and presenter, University of Wyoming Snowy Range Nonprofit Institute – 2002; Leadership Wyoming Program, Graduate 2002; Wyoming Business Alliance, Forum Facilitator, Casper, WY, 2002; Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), 2000-2003 ; Steering Committee Member, Leave A Legacy, 2000-2002; Southern States Communication Association, 2000
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Communication- Public Relations, Human Resources, and Management, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY – Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award
Graduate of Leadership Wyoming 2002
Infinite Possibilities Certified Trainer
Certificate, Marketing Community Foundations, The Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University