Local Government Academy

The chart below includes all candidates for local elected office who signed the Pledge to Excellence. The chart indicates whether or not that candidate was elected to office and, if they were elected, whether or not they are currently enrolled in the Newly Elected Officials Course.

The Pledge to Excellence was facilitated to candidates once they filed their petitions to run for local office. By signing the pledge, candidates made a committment to to become as knowledge as possible to perform at the highest level of public service, including participation in the Newly Elected Officials Course. Enrollment in the Newly Elected Officials Course is the best way for a newly elected official to become knowledgeable in various aspects of local government. Candidates who may not have received the Pledge to Excellence or did not sign it should be commended for enrolling in the Newly Elected Officials Course and for making a committment to develop leadership skills and participate in courses that will make them a more effective local leader.

Name Municipality Signed the Pledge to Excellence Elected to Office Enrolled in the Newly Elected Officials Course

Bob Macey Allegheny County Council Yes Yes No

Thomas Michalow Allegheny County Council Yes No No

Clayton Steup Aleppo Township Yes Yes Yes

Thomas Tuite Aleppo Township No Yes Yes

Erica Wachtel Ambridge Borough Yes No No

Jonathan Bernstein Avalon Borough No Yes Yes

Thomas R. Lloyd Avalon Borough Yes Yes Yes

Robert L. Bickerton Beaver Area School District Yes Yes No

Ken Janke, Jr. Beaver Area School District Yes No No

Daniel Deceder Beaver Borough Yes Yes Yes

Michael Lacey Beaver Borough No Yes Yes

Kathryn L. Nester Beaver Borough Yes Yes Yes

Shirley Sayers Beaver Borough Yes Yes Yes

John Wolbert Beaver Borough No Yes Yes

Joseph F. Zagorski Beaver Borough Yes Yes Yes

Mario Cleckley Beaver Falls City No Yes Yes

Kathleen Coder Bellevue Borough No Yes Yes

David Gillingham Bellevue Borough No Yes Yes

James M. Viscusi Bellevue Borough Yes No No

Jeffrey R. Emge Blackhawk School District Yes No No

Tina Doose Braddock Borough No Yes Yes

Patricia Mirth Bradford Woods Borough No Yes Yes

Charles Johnson, Jr. Brentwood Borough Yes Yes Yes

Catherine Trexler Brentwood Borough Yes Yes Yes

Clyde W. Zimmerman, Jr. Brentwood Borough Yes Yes Yes

Michele Papakie Brush Valley No Yes Yes

Stephanie Gallagher Buffalo Township No Yes Yes

Robert Krut Buffalo Township No Yes Yes

John R. Shields Burrell Township Yes No No

Thomas Lloyd Butler Township No Yes Yes

Royce Lorentz Butler Township No Yes Yes

Joseph Colosimo Bridgeville Borough No Yes Yes

Vince Smith Castle Shannon Borough No Yes Yes

George Orr Castle Shannon Borough No Yes Yes

Timothy Young Collier Township No Yes Yes

Marilyn Weaver Connellsville City No Yes Yes

P.J. Carte Connellsville School Board No Yes Yes

Bradley Gilmore Conway Borough Yes No No

Patty Then Conway Borough Yes Yes Yes

William J. Del Monaco Coraopolis Borough Yes Yes No

James G. Bloom Crafton Borough No Yes Yes

Douglas Johnston Crafton Borough No Yes Yes

Thomas Phillips Crafton Borough No Yes Yes

Bill Ambrass Cranberry Township Yes No No

Dick Hadley Cranberry Township Yes Yes Yes

Mike Manipole Cranberry Township Yes Yes Yes

Diane Cvengros Crescent Township No Yes Yes

Jerry Keller Crescent Township No Yes Yes

Joan Hodson Dormont Borough No Yes Yes

Laurie Malka Dormont Borough No Yes Yes

Bradley Reitz Dormont Borough Yes No No

Heather Schmidt Dormont Borough No Yes Yes

Fawn McDaniel Duquesne City Yes Yes Yes

Gary Bucuren Economy Borough No Yes Yes

Michelle Lapinski Economy Borough No Yes Yes

Jennifer Gleba Edgewood Borough No Yes Yes

Daniel Lentz Emsworth Borough No Yes Yes

George W. Rossi Emsworth Borough Yes No No

John L. Kurtz Etna Borough Yes No No

Paul Foster Evans City No Yes Yes

Stephen Benefield Farrell City No Yes Yes

Marty O'Malley Forest Hills Borough No Yes Yes

Mark M. Wilson Forward Township Yes Yes Yes

Janet Gray Franklin Park (Butler County) No Yes Yes

Dennis O'Keefe Franklin Park Borough Yes Yes Yes

David J. Quatchak Franklin Park Borough Yes Yes Yes

Arnold W. Bowser Greensboro Borough Yes No Yes

Daniel G. Behanna Green Tree Borough Yes No No

Charles Hammer Green Tree Borough No Yes Yes

John Novak Green Tree Borough No Yes Yes

Mark Sampogna Green Tree Borough Yes No No

Gloria Newman Hampton Township Yes No No

Neil Suttenberger Hempfield Area School District Yes No No

Nathan Teets Henry Clay Township Yes No No

Paula Meddings Houston Borough No Yes Yes

Dave Enderlein Indiana Borough Yes No No

George Dull Indiana Township Yes Yes Yes*

J. Scott Albrecht Jefferson Hills Borough Yes Yes Yes

Vickie L. Ielase Jefferson Hills Borough Yes Yes Yes

Brian W. Militzer Jefferson Hills Borough Yes No No

Thomas Jennings Independence Township (Washington County) No Yes Yes

Gail Macioce Irwin Borough No Yes Yes

Ronald Lutz Jackson Township No Yes Yes

Barbara Griffin Latrobe City No Yes Yes

Gerard J. Auffman, Jr. McCandless Township Yes Yes Yes*

Don Marshall Middlesex Township No Yes Yes

G. Thomas Caudill Monongahela City No Yes Yes

Daryl Miller Monongahela City No Yes Yes

Kenneth Kulak Monongahela City No Yes Yes

Claudia Williams Monongahela City No Yes Yes

Andrew Gribben Moon Township No Yes Yes

Marvin Eicher Moon Township Yes Yes Yes

Dave Brumfield Mt. Lebanon Borough No Yes Yes

John C. Ferguson, Jr. Mt. Lebanon Borough Yes No No

Mary D. Birks Mt. Lebanon School District Yes Yes No

Christine A. Brendel Mt. Oliver Borough Yes No No

Sara Kudasick Mt. Oliver Borough Yes Yes Yes

Rick Sikora Mt. Oliver Borough Yes No No

Judith L. Wilkinson Munhall Borough Yes No No

Diane Allison Municipality of Monroeville No Yes Yes

Lois Drumheller Municipality of Monroeville Yes Yes Yes

Bernhard J. Erb Municipality of Monroeville Yes Yes Yes

Robert Brooks Municipality of Murrysville No Yes Yes

Jeffrey Kepler Municipality of Murrysville Yes Yes Yes

Ron Summerhill Municipality of Murrysville No Yes Yes

James McFarland Neshannock Area School District Yes Yes No

Richard E. Rutter Neville Township Yes Yes Yes*

Denise Smyda New Alexandria Borough Yes Yes Yes

Richard W. Stec Northern Allegheny School District Yes No No

Zachary Haigis North Huntingdon Township No Yes Yes

Daryl Mitchell North Versailles Township Yes Yes No

Brent A. Patten Oakland Township Yes Yes Yes

Laurie Saxon Oakmont Borough No Yes Yes

John R. Denny O'Hara Township Yes Yes No

Monica Merrell Peters Township Yes Yes Yes*

Michael Dell Plum Borough No Yes Yes

Keith Nowalk Plum Borough Yes Yes Yes

Leonard Szarmach Plum Borough No Yes Yes

Annie Loub Plum School District Yes No No

Barton Miller Richland Township No Yes Yes

Brian O'Malley Richland Township Yes No No

Jesse Forquer Robinson Township Yes Yes Yes

Harold Harvey, Jr. Rochester Borough Yes Yes No

Daniel Maier Rochester Borough No Yes Yes

Carole J. Ford Sewickley Borough Yes No No

Thomas J. McElhone Shaler Township Yes Yes No

Lori Voegtly Mizgorski Shaler Township Yes Yes Yes

Jim Tunstall Shaler Township Yes No No

David Patrick Shippingport Borough Yes Yes No

Clyde Martz South Connellsville Borough Yes Yes No

William F. Sray South Fayette Township School District Yes Yes No

Edward Snee South Park Township No Yes Yes

Daniel Copeland Springdale Borough No Yes Yes

Eileen Miller Springdale Borough No Yes Yes

Robert L. Baenig Tarentum Borough Yes No No

Peter J. Varos Tarentum Borough Yes Yes No

Gary Gearing Uniontown City Yes Yes Yes

Russel R. Rhodes Uniontown City Yes Yes No

Robert F. Dudas Upper St. Clair Township Yes No No

Daniel R. Pooly Upper St. Clair Township Yes Yes No

Patrick McCarthy, Jr. Verona Borough Yes No No

James Fleckenstein Versialles Borough No Yes Yes

Lisa Fleckenstein Versailles Borough No Yes Yes

Gary Rowan Washington Township No Yes Yes

Kevin E. Duttry West Franklin Township Yes Yes No

Chris Kelly West Mifflin Borough Yes No No

Steven M. Marone West Mifflin Borough Yes No No

Mary Popovich West Newton No Yes Yes

Kim Steele West View Borough No Yes Yes

Howard R. Lichtenfels West Wheatfield Township Yes Yes No

Maryanne M. Linkes Whitehall Borough Yes No No

William Veith Whitehall Borough No Yes Yes

James Dick Wilkins Township Yes No No

Dennis Briggs Wilkinsburg Borough Yes No No

Ashley Deal Wilkinsburg Borough Yes No No

Denise Edwards Wilkinsburg Borough Yes No No

Jerome Garrett Wilkinsburg Borough Yes No No

Michael Lefebvre Wilkinsburg Borough No Yes Yes

Eugenia Moore Wilkinsburg Borough Yes No No

Colleen C. Filiak Woodland Hills School District Yes Yes No

Mary Hess Zelienople No Yes Yes

* Indicates that the elected official has participated in and graduated from the Newly Elected Officials Course in a prior year and is not enrolled in the 2009-2010 course.