Dr. Penny Sommers is a Professor and Family and Consumer Sciences Department Chair at Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. She has been at NSU for 16 years.

Dr. Sommers has a doctoral degree in Vocational Education and course work in consumer economics and management. She has also completed extensive study, through courses and workshops, in family relations and child development. She is a certified Family Life Educator by the National Council of Family Relations and a Certified Trainer for the 7 habits of Highly Effective Families and Marriages by the Covey Institute.

Dr. Sommers holds membership in the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Administrators of Family and Consumer Sciences, Association of Career and Technical Education, National Council of Family Relations and Phi Upsilon Omicron a National Honor Society in Family and Consumer Sciences.

Dr. Sommers has one son, Madison who is married to Pam. They live in Washington, D.C.