Wilnie Petrash, Senior Director of Finance and Administration

Wilnie PetrashWilnie Petrash is the Senior Director of Finance and Administration at the Governors Highway Safety Association.

Wilnie has over 20 years of experience in program, corporate finance and administrative management. She has extensive experience in USAID, EU and Foundation funding, financial management and oversight. Prior to joining GHSA, she worked at Strategic Capacity Group as the Director of Finance and Administration, serving as SCG’s Chief Financial Officer and head of human resources. Before SCG, Wilnie was the Director of Finance on the USAID Global Supply Chain project at Chemonics International as the Maternal Child Health and Zika Task Order. She also served as the Director of Management Reporting, Planning and Analysis at Women for Women International.

Wilnie became a Board of Trustee member with Girls Global Academy in Washington, D.C., in November 2024. She received her Executive MBA from Georgetown University; McDonough School of Business in 2019. Wilnie speaks French and Creole.