Dennis Roddy

Senior Adviser

Dennis Roddy’s extensive experience and wisdom gained from a four-decade career in journalism, a four-year stint as a special assistant to the Governor of Pennsylvania, and nearly a decade of communications and public affairs consulting serves Citadel clients in ways that deliver exceptional results with responsiveness and speed. 

A native of Johnstown, PA., Dennis worked his way through college photographing weddings, working at weekly newspapers and making pizza at a corner shop. As a journalist, he covered natural disasters such as floods and tornadoes, unnatural disasters such as conventions and elections, and everything else from the Troubles in Northern Ireland to the troubles in Harrisburg.

As senior adviser, Dennis brings messaging expertise, cutting-edge creativity and superior writing skills that have won him a slew of local, state, and national journalism awards. He’s comfortable asking the difficult questions that need to be addressed.

Dennis lives in Mt. Lebanon, PA, with his wife.