Penna Dexter is a mother, activist, and radio professional. As a consultant for KMA Direct Communications, she provides expertise and input for various radio projects. She has a weekly commentary on the Moody Broadcasting Network and the Bott Radio Network and a monthly column in the Baptist Press. For eight years, Penna was co-host of Marlin Maddoux’s Point of View Radio Talk Show. She continues as a frequent guest host. For the past two years she co-hosted a daily drive time live broadcast on the Dallas-based Criswell Radio Network.

Penna’s interest in conservative politics and the issues that affect the family began when she was a child working on political campaigns with her parents. She graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in International Relations. She spent 8 years in the banking industry. She and her husband Todd have three children who are in their twenties.

Penna just completed a term on the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. She served on the Southern Baptist Convention’s Resolutions Committee in 2003, 2004, and 2005. She is now a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Plano, Texas.
She’s on the Executive Advisory Board for Golden Corridor Republican Women’s Club in Dallas, Texas.