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Danica PetroshiusDanica Petroshius

Principal

Danica L. Petroshius brings nearly 20 years of experience in public policy, advocacy, management, strategic consulting and communications to Penn Hill Group. Before helping to build Penn Hill Group, Petroshius was founder of Policy Strategies and Solutions, where she helped an array of clients achieve their policy and advocacy goals.

Petroshius served in the office of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy for 10 years, including two years as Kennedy’s chief of staff. As deputy staff director on the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Petroshius coordinated policy, hearings and markups; managed budget and appropriations strategies; and supported the committee’s overall strategic agenda. As chief education adviser, she played key roles in the reauthorizations of major federal education laws, including reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (the No Child Left Behind Act) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Petroshius’ experience in the legislative branch is complemented by her work in the executive branch. At the U.S. Department of Education, she supported the 1994 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and its implementation, including working on issues relating to English language learners and the development of state content and performance standards.

Petroshius also served as senior vice president at Collaborative Communications Group, where she focused on education reform issues and worked on behalf of diverse clients to reach decision makers and effect change in public policy. She launched her government service career as a VISTA volunteer in Austin, Texas.

Petroshius holds a master’s degree in education policy from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies from the University of Notre Dame.

You can reach Danica at dpetroshius@pennhillgroup.com.