Penny is an award-winning Licensed Realtor® who has extensive hands-on expertise. As a native of Texas, she possesses the in-depth local marketplace knowledge necessary to provide clients with a seamless transaction.Currently working as a Real Estate Agent at Realty Austin, Penny is dedicated to going the extra mile for her valued clients from list to close and beyond. She is well versed in relocation, investment and residential properties, home buying and selling, and first time home buying.Prior to real estate, Penny was a paralegal for two decades as well as an instructor at an esteemed paralegal school. In addition to her Real Estate License, Penny holds MCNE (Master Certified Negotiation Expert), SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist), and SRS (Seller Representative Specialist) Designations and a B.A.A.S. from Texas State University.I am a licensed Texas Real Estate Agent with a special designation of Master Certified Negotiation Expert, working with Realty Austin, the #1 Independent Brokerage in the Austin area.Professional Designations-Master Certified Negotiation Expert (MCNE)Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES)Seller Representative Specialist (SRS)Member of -National Association of REALTORS®Texas Association of REALTORS®Women's Council of REALTORS®Four Rivers Association of REALTORS® (New Braunfels /San Marcos)Austin Board of REALTORS®San Antonio Board of REALTORS®Board of Directors - Buda Chamber of CommerceTown Team Member - Hays-Caldwell Women's Shelter

Annual Austin event since 1978!Development and implementation of media campaigns. Organize and manage press activities.Assist with editing press materials, including releases, media alerts, press plans, biographies, announcements, synopses, wrap-up memos and photo captions. Develop and market sponsorship packages.Maintain relationships with editors, publishers and webmasters for articles and content for news articles and advertising opportunities.Conduct site visits and meetings to determine appropriateness of venue/vendors/entertainers.Coordinate logistical arrangements for organized events, including travel, hotel, local transportation, special nutritional needs, security and social activities.Maintain ongoing communication with sponsors and participants to ensure understanding of advertising needs, local trends, and strategic direction.Create and maintain social media pages and marketing.Familiar with several meeting software packages, including GoToMeeting and Webex.

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7/2012 - 1/2013 - Department Head (Programs: Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies; Legal Administrative and Executive Assisting programs). Instructor - all programs. (Position eliminated 1/2013 - reduction in force)1/2006 - 12/2009 - Instructor - Legal Administrative Assistant program.• Create student schedules for three programs of study: Associates Degree in Paralegal Studies, Legal Administrative Assistant and Executive Administrative Assistant.• Supervise multiple day and evening instructors for three programs of study.• Areas of instruction included various facets of the legal system such as constitutional, civil, criminal, or environmental law which help students prepare for and pass various NALS exams.• Responsible for preparing and delivering lectures, leading and moderating classroom discussions, and administering and grading examinations.• Areas of instruction: Civil Litigation, Business Organizations, Contracts, Probate & Estate Planning, Intellectual Property, Administrative Law, Criminal, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Legal and Professional Ethics, Legal Research, Business English, Written and Oral Communications, Word, Word Perfect, PowerPoint, Business Math and Professional Development.• Review and order textbooks and materials.• Researched educational and training methodology in order to learn new instructional techniques for adults and create appropriate curriculum and lesson plans. Classroom management and student motivation.• Assist Campus Director with potential outreach/marketing programs in order to generate more interest in the school.

Assists with preparation of legal documents. Performs research, prepares and reviews information pertaining to court cases and other issues as assigned, gathers records and files, and puts information together. Drafts legal and business documents including business plans, contracts, TABC applications, pleadings, discovery. Aids attorney with discovery, hearing and trial preparation.

• Concentration: Government/Regulatory/State licensure work and litigation involving matters before the State Office of Administrative Hearings and Travis County District and County Courts. • Maintain trial, mediation, deposition and discovery dockets/calendar. • Draft various legal documents, including but not limited to: public information requests, pleadings, interrogatories, jury instructions, voir dire, affidavits, and subpoenas.• Electronic filing of legal documents, including all necessary scanning or .pdf development. • Preparation of witness summaries and various legal timelines. • Preparation and maintenance of trial, mediation and hearing notebooks. • Assist with all aspects of the litigation lifecycle from inception through appeal. • Assist with trial preparation: manage trial exhibits, prepare trial notebooks, maintain expert binders, perform jury research and communicate with experts and fact witnesses. • Coordinate outside attorney services such as court filing and exhibits management. • Established and maintained excellent working relationships with clients, vendors and employees. • Prepare expense reports and assist with formulation of department budget. • Creation of corporations, LLC and other business entities along with applications for FEIN, sales tax permits and TABC license applications.• Performed research using Westlaw and Lexis/Nexis

Chairman of the Young Professionals Playgroup since 2002.Organization PurposeThe purpose of this organization is to increase our circle of friends, network and socialize amonst each other and raise needed funds for the Austin Children's Museum. We like to have fun while when we are together and love to involve the community as much as possible. By developing relationships and friendships, this organization will become even stronger and more beneficial to the Austin Children's Museum. Our MissionOur mission is to further promote the interests of our organization and our members to the community. We strive to make a difference by educating the public and expanding our reach.