First Ward
Barbara Ervin
Barbara Ervin was sworn in January 2006. She was sworn in for her second term in January of 2010. Ms. Ervin is member of the Capital Planning Committee, and the Alternate to the 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, Ms. 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. Ms. Moore was Council President from 2007-2011 and has lived in Wilkinsburg for 20 years. She 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 and was re-elected in 2011. She formerly served as Chair of the Personnel Committee, and is Council's representative to the Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments. Ms. Trice is a former member of the Wilkinsburg Planning Commission, Wilkinsburg Intra-Community Network, and the Wilkinsburg Weed & Seed TALL Team. Presently, Ms. Trice serves as vice president of the BCGM Block Club and member of the Wilkinsburg Community Emergency Response Team.
Second Ward
Jason Cohn
Council President Jason Cohn served as President of the Hamnett Place Neighborhood Association for 6 years. In 2005, he was elected to Borough Council, and was re-elected to a second term in 2009. Mr. Cohn formerly served as Vice President of Council and chair of the Finance Committee. He also served on the Public Safety Committee and currently serves on the Joint Tax Committee with the School Board. Mr. Cohn has been a member of the Wilkinsburg Democratic Committee since 2002 and was on the Wilkinsburg Planning Commission for several terms. 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
Vice President of Council Vanessa McCarthy-Johnson was elected to serve her first term on Council 2008, and was re-elected in 2011. She is currently the chair of Public Safety and was a member of the Economic Development Committee. Vanessa is a fully active member of the community, working on committees that help strengthen Wilkinsburg, including Community Day, Arts In the Parks, Toys For Tots, the annual Holiday Parade and Commitment to the Community - PSO Concert in Wilkinsburg. She is one of the founding board members of the Wilkinsburg Sun and a founding member and current President of Wilkinsburg HOOPS. In addition to Council, Ms. McCarthy-Johnson serves on the Board of the Wilkinsburg Branch of The Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania, and a former member of the Wilkinsburg Weed and Seed AID Team. As an advocate for early childhood education, she was appointed by Governor Ed Rendell to the Early Learning Council and is the Chair of the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning Parent Advisory Council. She is a graduate of Wilkinsburg High School.
Vanessa McCarthy-Johnson can be reached at 412-867-5882 or 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, formerly as President. She also is a Board Member and chair of the Economic Restructuring Committee of the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation. Ms Macklin is the president of the Wilkinsburg Democratic Committee and was founder of the Princeton Park Block Club. Ms. Macklin was Chair of the Capital Planning Committee, served on the Finance Committee and was re-appointed to the Planning Commission in 2010. 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 the Finance Chair and formerly chaired the Public Safety Committee. He also served on the Finance and Capital Planning Committees. Mr. Lefebvre 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. Michael 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, and re-elected for a second term starting in January of 2010. She Chairs of Capital Planning and was formerly on the personnel Committee. She is the chairperson of the Wilkinsburg Municipal Authority and the Wilkinsburg Commercial and Industrial Development Authority. She has served as the first executive director of the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation since June 2010, is a graduate of the Local Government Academy and Leadership Pittsburgh XXIII. She is a member of the board of directors of Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group and a delegate to CONNECT, the Congress of Neighboring Communities. Tracey Evans can be reached at ct.evans@verizon.net.
Eve Goodman
Eve Goodman was elected to Wilkinsburg Council in 2011 as a representative of the third ward. Ms. Goodman has been involved in lobbying for public transit issues and has been actively concerned about and working to protect residents of the County from Marcellus Shale drilling abuses. She has lived in the Borough for 10 years and works for the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Goodman is also a professional singer/songwriter. Eve Goodman can be reached at 412-241-7417 or evegoodman65@yahoo.com.