League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Citizens Education Fund
	Allegheny County, PA May 19, 2009 Election
	Member, Council; Borough of Wilkinsburg; Ward 2 Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Sep 27 8:43pm

Candidates (Vote for 2) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Pamela Macklin Party: Democratic Occupation: Accountant Board Member, Chair of Economic Development Committee, Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation Chair, Wilkinsburg Planning Commission President & VP Wilkinsburg Council (1998-2005) Analyst & Accounting Ldr, international manufacturing - NOVA Chemicals Inc (former) Principal, Alpern Rosenthal (former) B.S. in Accounting, Point Park University Priorities: Eliminating blight - demolish unsafe houses, clean up streets and vacant lots, set up code enforcement Manage our money - spend it wisely, stop deficit spending, negotiate shared services for taxpayer savings Increase development - bring new homeowners, businesses and jobs to Wilkinsburg Dennis Briggs Party: Democratic Jason Cohn Party: Democratic Occupation: Photographer Vice President Wilkinsburg Council Chair Of Wilkinsburg Finance Committee Past Member of Wilkinsburg Planning Commission President, Wilkinsburg Sun newsletter Graduate Local Government Academy and CTAC Leadership Course BFA Ohio University Priorities: Blight Reduction - renovation, stabilization and demolition Fiscal Responsibility - finding ways to increase revenues and decrease expenses Increasing Quality of Service to the Residents - better responsiveness to residents, keeping a diverse and professional management team together Ashley Deal Party: Democratic Occupation: Academic Technology Researcher/Designer Volunteered to coordinate and develop content for the redesign of Wilkinsburg's official web site: 2006 to present Organizer and volunteer for monthly neighborhood clean-up: 2007 to present Participant in Local Government Academy's "Contemplating Governing" course, January 2009 Graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1999 with a B.A. in French, and earned a Master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 2005 Previously worked as an information designer at ThoughtForm; clients included AARP, GlaxoSmithKline, and the University of Pittsburgh Since 2006, employed as an Academic Technology Research Analyst in the Office of Technology for Education at Carnegie Mellon Priorities: Reduce vacant properties and tax delinquency rates - bring in new residents and focus on collecting the $7 million in taxes owed to the borough Improve government efficiency and effectiveness - save taxpayer dollars and increase responsiveness to residents Increase effectiveness of code enforcement and public works - cite owners of neglected property and board up vacant buildings Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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