Anita Pennington
Tribal Mother of the Piqua Shawnee of Alabama
Anita has been the Bear Clan Mother since 2007, and our Tribal Mother since 2013. Her life’s passion is to provide high-quality community health care for those who are underrepresented, underinsured, and underserved. Anita graduated from nursing school in 1990 and subsequently worked at Good Samaritan Hospital’s Community Health Center, and other Community Health Centers in Greater Dayton, Ohio area. Today, she serves as a Nurse Vaccine Coordinator with no immediate plans to retire.