Candidate for
Member; Sacramento County Board of Education; Trustee Area 5

Penny Schwinn is the Head of School for Capitol Collegiate Academy, a college-prep K-8 school in Sacramento. With a decade of experience in K-12 education, Penny has worked to increase parent choice and involvement, fiscal accountability, and student achievement in public schools. Building on her early teaching career as a Teach For America corps member in inner-city Baltimore, Penny continued to dedicate her career to education. She later worked as a manager at a multi-billion company in Los Angeles, where she worked to forge partnerships between business and schools. Penny believes that there is nothing more important than ensuring that all students, regardless of socio-economic status, have access to an excellent education and that it is the responsibility of educators to ensure we provide that access. In addition to her work in public schools and in the private sector, Penny is working towards her PhD in Education Finance and her Doctorate in Administration, with a focus on resource allocation in K-12 schools. She has her Masters in Teaching from Johns Hopkins and her BA in History from UC Berkeley. She is committed to ensuring that every child in Sacramento County receives the resources they need to achieve at their personal bests. She would be honored to receive your support.