"The Pink Corner Office"

SuzannePenn.com is the branded web site for “Dr. Sue”.   There she remains dedicated to empowering and motivating others. Her books (The Pink Corner Office, published by Xlibris, 2006) and writings focus on women and how to achieve the most out of life, family, and the workplace. 

For 28 years Dr. Sue, a successful entrepreneur, has been the Chairman and Managing Director of MFS WealthCare, www.mfswealthcare.com. She is also a regular guest on “ A Sip Of Inspiration”, the Chicago based television show on Channel 19. In the past, Dr. Penn was the former host of Let’s Talk Financial, a cable television show that aired in the Chicago land area. Podcasts of her shows can be viewed from the archives of www.letstalkfinancial.com. Dr. Sue continues to remain a frequently requested television and radio guest.  

Suzanne has held seats on various boards in business as well as the community at large. Those seats were to Chicago’s Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce, The National Black MBA Association, The Chicago YWCA and Christian Vision Center, a shelter for abused women. Since   2003, Dr. Penn was asked to serve on the President’s Council of the University of   Illinois. There she assist in providing scholarships for high achieving, African-American students. She was recently appointed Illinois North East  Regional Director of Women N Power International Ministries.  

Dr. Penn is the recipient of the Images-Leadership Award, The Kizzy Award for Professional Achievement, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club Award, The League of Black Women’s - Black Rose Award, The 2009 Chicago Defender Women of Excellence Award,  and The New Orleans Center for Successful Living’s -Spirit of Greatness Award.  The City of New Orleans, United States Senator Mary L. Landriel, and the City Council of New Orleans have all recognized her achievements.

She has been featured in Newsweek, Today’s Chicago Woman and Crain’s Chicago Business Magazines, in addition to The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Chicago Defender, and   N’Digo newspapers.

She is a graduate of the University of Illinois-Chicago and also holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. in business management   from Kennedy-Western University. 

Mrs. Penn is married to Algernon H. Penn, a sales executive. Together they have three adult children and reside in Illinois. They are members of Victory Apostolic Church in Matteson, Illinois.  She loves tennis, and is an avid reader.