First Ward
Barbara Ervin
Barbara Ervin was sworn in January 2006. Her term on Council expires December 31, 2009. Ervin is currently the chairperson of the Infrastructure Committee. She is also a member of the Finance Committee, and the Alternate Turtle Creek Valley Council of Government.
Eugenia Moore
Eugenia Moore is a Life-Long member of St. Charles Lawanga Parish (formerly Holy Rosary Parish). A Eucharistic Minister for the past eight years, she has also participated in the choir, the Christian Mothers, and the Parish Council. She is also a member of Peter Clavers Ladies Auxiliary. Before moving to Wilkinsburg, Moore was a member of the Board of Directors of East Hills Bracey Drive Tenant Association. She is now an active member of the Cotton Tree Association of Sierra Leone, Pittsburgh Branch, where she serves as the Organizing Secretary. She has worked for over 30 years in the Pediatric Department of Transplantation. In addition, she assisted at Pittsburgh's Healthcare system outreach in Wilkinsburg and did private duty nursing care with special interest for children, disadvantaged citizens, and the elderly. Moore has lived in Wilkinsburg for 20 years, and is a homeowner in the First Ward of Wilkinsburg. She attended Pittsburgh public school system, and is currently attending a distance learning program with Excelsior College, School of Nursing.
Paige Trice
Paige E. Trice was elected to serve her first term on council beginning in 2008. She currently serves as the council representative to Personnel Committee, the Parks and Recreation Committee, and the Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments. Trice is a former member of the Wilkinsburg Planning Commission, Wilkinsburg Intra-Community Network, and the Wilkinsburg Weed & Seed TALL Team. Presently, Trice serves as vice president of the BCGM Block Club and member of the Wilkinsburg Community Emergency Response Team.
Second Ward
Jason Cohn
After years of being the President of the Hamnett Place Neighborhood Association, Jason Cohn was appointed to the Planning Commission where he concentrated on organizing the Borough's part in the County Vacant Property Program. In November of 2005, he was elected to Borough Council where he now serves as Vice President. He currently chairs the Finance Committee and serves on the Infrastructure, Public Safety and Tax Committees. Cohn has been a member of the Wilkinsburg Democratic Committee since 2002. He is also one of the founders of the Wilkinsburg Sun and is currently President of the newsletter's board of directors.
Jason Cohn can be reached at 412-241-4536 or jcohn@wilkinsburgpa.gov.
Vanessa McCarthy-Johnson
Vanessa McCarthy-Johnson was elected to Council in November 2007. She is the Chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee and sits on the Economic Development Committee. In addition to Council, Vanessa serves on the Board of the Wilkinsburg Branch of the Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation’s Promotion Committee and one of the founders of the Wilkinsburg Sun. She graduated from the Local Government Academy’s Newly Elected Official class. Vanessa graduated from Wilkinsburg Senior High School in 1984 and has lived in Wilkinsburg for approximately 16 years. She currently is a homeowner in the Second Ward of Wilkinsburg and a member of the Hamnet Place Block Club.
Vanessa McCarthy-Johnson can be reached at vmccarthyjohnson@wilkinsburgpa.gov.
Pamela Macklin
Pamela Macklin was elected to Wilkinsburg Council in 1997, 2001 and again in 2009. During her first term Ms Macklin served as Vice President of Council and Chair of the Finance Committee; her second term Ms Macklin served as President of Council and Co-Chair of the Economic Development Committee. For the past 4 years Ms Macklin has served on the Wilkinsburg Planning Commission, as President since 2009 as well as Board Member and Chair of the Economic Restructuring Committee of the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation. Ms Macklin is a member of the Wilkinsburg Democratic Committee and was founder of the Princeton Park Block Club.
Pamela Macklin can be reached at 412-242-4448 or macklin4council@aol.com .
Third Ward
Michael Lefebvre
Michael Lefebvre has been a 3rd Ward Wilkinsburg resident since 2000. He is a homeowner and has organized resident-led community improvement projects such as Green Street and Whitney Park clean ups. He is a member of the Planning Commission. He has served on the Wilkinsburg Community Days and Toys for Tots committees for several years. He was elected to Council in 2009. He served as an Officer in the United States Naval Reserve for 10+ years.Councilman Lefebvre can be reached at mlefebvre@wilkinsburgpa.gov or
412-243-9978.
Tracey Evans
Tracey Evans was elected to Wilkinsburg Borough Council in January 2006. She is Chair of the Borough's Economic Development Committee and also serves on the Infrastructure and Parks and Recreation Committees. Evans is also the Chair of the Wilkinsburg Municipal Authority and The Wilkinsburg Borough Commercial & Industrial Development Authority, the Secretary of the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation which is currently working to revitalize the Borough's Business District and 2006 Citizen of the Year – Wilkinsburg Chamber of Commerce.Tracey Evans can be reached at tevans@wilkinsburgpa.gov.
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis was first elected to Wilkinsburg Council in 2001 and again in 2007. During his first term Mr. Lewis also served as Vice President of Council, as well as Chair of the Finance Committee. In addition to Wilkinsburg Council, Mr. Lewis also serves on the Board of Directors of the Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority, and is an elected member of the Wilkinsburg Democratic Committee. Active throughout Allegheny County, Carl Lewis is a member of the Allegheny County Democratic Black Caucus, the Allegheny County Black Elected Officials, and is very active with the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association, and the Allegheny League of Municipalities.