Penny Young Nance

Nance is an alumna of Liberty University, class of 1988. She has a Bachelor of Science in communications with a journalism/public relations emphasis.^[4]

Nance was born in Tennessee.^[5] Her parents are Rev. and Mrs. Edward Young.^[1] Nance is married to William Patton (Will) Nance and they have two children.^[3][1]

Nance is the current president and CEO of Concerned Women for America (CWA). She previously served as a lobbyist and legislative director for CWA.^[1] She is the former president of Nance and Associates.^[4] She has been a special advisor to the Federal Communications Commission on media and social issues.^[6] In the 1990s Nance was the fundraising chairperson for Urban Young Life in Washington DC.^[1]

Nance opposes legislation that would ban workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.^[7] She strongly supports the State of Israel.^[3]

In 2013, Nance was named one of the "4 most powerful pro-life female voices" by The Christian Post^[5] In 2016, Nance was awarded an honorary doctorate in Humanities by Liberty University.^[8]

Nance is the author of the book “Feisty and Feminine: A Rallying Cry for Conservative Women".^[8]