EDUCATION:
Colorado State University- Pueblo (BA, 1994)
University of Illinois- Springfield (MA, 1995)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2001-2003: Spokeswoman, Department of Justice 2003-2005: Associate Director of Communications, WH Council on Environmental Quality 2005-2007:
Deputy White House Press Secretary 2007-2009: White House Press Secretary
Dana Perino listens to a reporter’s question Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, in the James S. Brady Briefing Room, during her first briefing after being named White House Press Secretary (White House Photo by Chris Greenberg)
RESOURCES:
President George W. Bush with White House Press Secretary Dana M. Perino (White House Photo)
President George W. Bush announces that he has accepted the resignation of Press Secretary Tony Snow and selected Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino to succeed Mr. Snow as White House Press Secretary Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room. (White House photo by Chris Greenberg)