Penny is the Chief Content Officer for Melara Enterprises and Executive Editor of Baton Rouge Business Report. She has a passion for journalism that makes a difference, epic photography, engaging graphic design and platforms that provide new opportunities for storytelling. She is a national award-winning writer and editor with over three decades of experience in metro markets, including Chicago, Kansas City, Dallas and Baton Rouge. She manages the editorial team for Melara Enterprises that produces 225, inRegister, 10/12 Industry Report and Baton Rouge Business Report.

Forty Under 40: Rowdy Gaudet

ROWDY GAUDET, 34 Chief of staff, Louisiana Office of Community Development Disaster Recovery Unit In his...

Forty Under 40: Dawn Pevey Mauk

DAWN PEVEY MAUK, 34 Chief nursing officer, Ochsner Health System Chief operating officer, Ochsner Medical Center...

Forty Under 40: Clint McCullough

CLINT MCCULLOUGH, 36 Agent/Producer, Daniel & Eustis Insurance and Benefits Much of what Clint McCullough has...

Forty Under 40: Chris Meyer

CHRIS MEYER, 32 Founder & CEO, New Schools for Baton Rouge Chris Meyer has been involved...

Forty Under 40: Jody Montelaro

JODY MONTELARO, 37 Vice president of public affairs, Entergy Jody Montelaro is considered one of the...

Forty Under 40: London Moore

LONDON MOORE, 27 Principal, THRIVE Baton Rouge In her first year as principal of THRIVE, London...

Forty Under 40: Chris Nakamoto

CHRIS NAKAMOTO, 30 Anchor/Chief investigative reporter, WBRZ-TV Few people can say that their work has led...

Forty Under 40: Preston Q=Petersen

PRESTON Q=PETERSEN, 38 Dealer/Operator, General manager, Team Automotive Group In 2009, Preston Q=Petersen became one of the youngest...

Forty Under 40: Kyle Plotkin

KYLE PLOTKIN, 32 Chief of staff, Gov. Bobby Jindal For five years, Kyle Plotkin was the...

Forty Under 40: Margaret ‘Mimi’ Singer

MARGARET ‘MIMI’ SINGER, 38 Executive director of staffing and employment, LSU Office of Human Resource Management Mimi...