PMAA Announces New Director of Government Relations

Jennie Shade has been hired as Director of Government Relations, transitioning to responsibility for the association’s government relations services as John Brosious, PMAA Deputy Director since 1998, retires from full-time service to PMAA June 30, 2019. Ms. Shade will assume the duties of representing the association before the General Assembly, the Administration, and state agencies.

For the past seven years, she has worked for two administrations in the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, most recently as Legislative Liaison. Prior to state government, Jennie worked for a government relations firm in Harrisburg advocating a variety of issues for various associations.

Jennie is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the Schreyer Honors College and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.