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Introducing Keynote Speaker Rev. Dr. G. Penny Nixon
Penny Nixon is the Faith Director for the Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County and the Faith Communities Housing Liaison for the County of San Mateo. Prior to working full time at the intersection of affordable housing and faith communities, she served as the Senior Minister of CCSM from 2007 – 2022 and was honored with the title of Minister Emerita upon her retirement from pastoral ministry. A community leader and political activist, she has received numerous awards and recognitions for her justice work in both San Francisco and San Mateo. In 2019 she was named Woman of the Year for Assembly District 22 and in 2025 received the housing justice award from Housing California. She also is the founder and co-director of the Peninsula Solidarity Cohort, a group of 30 interfaith clergy engaged in addressing the most pressing social needs in San Mateo County.