As the Director of the Numeracy, STEM and Digital Learning Branch at the Department of Education, Penny leads a number of teams that have responsibility for the design and delivery of policy and guidance, professional learning and curriculum aligned-resources. Having had experience in a range of teaching, school leadership and system roles over the last 20 years, Penny cites Victorian mathematics education as an area of particular interest. In her current role, she has a key focus on building the capacity of leaders and teachers to ensure that every student leaves school strongly numerate and with the knowledge, skills, capabilities, and dispositions they need to support their chosen pathways and to make decisions in a mathematics-rich world.