Began at Illinois:
August, 2023. 

Education:
Penington graduated from Penn State in 2021 with a degree in public relations and advertising with minors in digital media trends & analytics and psychology.

Responsibilities:
Penington is responsible for maintaining brand standards across all team social media accounts and other department related materials.

Past Experience:
Penington was a strategic communications intern at Penn State from 2019-21. She worked as an athletics marketing assistant at Villanova University for the 2021-22 season. Prior to joining the Fighting Illini family, Penington was Bucknell University’s first graphic designer for the athletic department from 2022-23.

Personal:
Penington resides in Champaign, Illinois.

Last updated August 2023.