As a part of a training through the Department of Education’s District Reform Support Network, Principal Danica Petroshius participated in the “Race to the Top-District 2015 Personalized Learning Summit.” The day focused on building capacity for personalized learning, and Petroshius specifically discussed the national landscape of personalized learning. Petroshius, with fellow speakers Nasir Qadree, Head […]
Penn Hill Group Principal Danica Petroshius was quoted in a Politico article, “No Child Left Behind: The oral history,” specifically on her experience working on the 2002 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA): “Danica Petroshius, former education staffer for Ted Kennedy: ‘They looked around and said, ‘You can’t do an education bill […]
Meet Madeline Farnham, a senior at Syracuse University, who has joined Penn Hill Group as an intern this fall. With an interest in communications and education, Madeline is a public relations and public affairs double major. See our interview with Madeline below to learn more about her and all that she brings to our office. Welcome, […]
Earlier this summer, Penn Hill Group Principal, Danica Petroshius, Vice President, Rich Stombres and Senior Associate, Ruth López, participated in National Council of La Raza’s (NCLR’s) Annual Conference. At the conference, the largest gathering of its kind in the Hispanic community, Penn Hill Group provided insight into federal education issues affecting the Latino community to […]
On Friday, June 12, Penn Hill Group Principal Danica Petroshius participated in panel at the Digital Media and Learning Conference in Los Angeles, California, under the conference theme of “Equity by Design.” Other participants included Cathy Casserly, a Fellow at the Aspen Institute Communications & Society Program; Steve Bowen, the Director of Innovation at Council […]
Meet Madison Smith, a rising senior at Washington and Lee University, who has joined Penn Hill Group as an intern this summer. With an interest in poverty studies, Madison is an economics major and education policy minor. See our interview with Madison below to learn more about her and what she brings to our office. […]
Penn Hill Group Vice Presidents Kara Marchione and Rich Stombres spoke at the Washington Policy Seminar, a capstone event of the Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP), hosted by the Institue for Educational Leadership (IEL) on April 19. Kara and Rich discussed the current education policy landscape and the overarching federal-state relationship in this context. The seminar […]
On April 10, Penn Hill Group’s Principals Danica Petroshius and Alex Nock and Vice President Rich Stombres participated in an ESEA Jeopardy game hosted by the Education Task Force of Women in Government Relations (WGR). This ESEA Jeopardy was in honor of the 50th anniversary of the bill’s passage and upcoming ESEA markup in the […]
February 12, 2015 — Penn Hill Group is pleased to announce that Alex Nock has joined Danica Petroshius, D’Arcy Philps and Vic Klatt as a part of the firm’s bipartisan ownership team. Nock has served as Executive Vice President at Penn Hill Group since its opening in 2011. His experience and success in serving clients […]
Meet Claire Arnaiz, a senior at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who has joined Penn Hill Group as an intern through the UC Washington Center’s research and internship program. With an interest in social issues, Claire is a Legal Studies major who will graduate in December of this year. See our interview with Claire […]
