Attorney finds career niche with community foundation

Securing a business speciality in the law can be tricky. Betsy Pennewill found her own way.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 6:00 a.m. March 8, 2019
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LORI SAX. Betsy Pennewill, corporate counsel for the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, says she has one client, “but many roles in each department.”
LORI SAX. Betsy Pennewill, corporate counsel for the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, says she has one client, “but many roles in each department.”
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Banker-turned-lawyer Betsy Pennewill, over cocktails one night with her friend Sharon Hillstrom, president and CEO of the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp., confided that she sought a career shift.     

'I ask a lot of questions and have to be a very good listener.’ Betsy Pennewill

 

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