Doug Shields

Douglas A. Shields represents the 5th Council District in the City of Pittsburgh. He has served on Pittsburgh City Council since January 2004, also serving as Pittsburgh City Council President from 2008 to 2010. Included in the 5th District are the neighborhoods of Glenn Hazel, Greenfield, Hays, New Homestead, Hazelwood, Lincoln Place, Point Breeze, Swisshelm Park, the southern half of Squirrel Hill and parts of Regent Square. Before serving on Pittsburgh City Council, he served as Chief of Staff for 11 years to the late mayor Bob O'Connor during O’Connor’s tenure on Pittsburgh City Council.

The Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition selected Doug as one of its 2006 Citizens of the Year to honor his accomplishments and he recently received an award for Distinguished Service to the Aids Community at Shepherd Wellness' annual event.

Doug is running for the seat of magisterial district judge, despite not holding a law degree.^[1] The election for the seat took place on May 17, 2011, in which he lost to Hugh McGough, who also won the Republican primary and thus the seat in November uncontested.

Doug is married with two children. He resides in Squirrel Hill.

Boards and appointments

Councilman Shields sits on the following boards:

• Carnegie Mellon University, Board of Trustees, ex-officio
• Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Board of Trustees
• Carnegie Library, Board of Trustees
• Pittsburgh Municipal Pension Fund, Board of Trustees
• Comprehensive Municipal Pension Fund, Board of Directors
• Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Board of Directors, ex-officio
• Regional Development Funding Corporation, Board of Directors, Secretary
• Sexual Assault Response Team of Allegheny County (SARTAC), Board of Directors
• The First Tee of Pittsburgh, Board of Directors
• The Pittsburgh Recovery Center, Board of Directors
• Pittsburgh Musical Theater, Advisory Board
• Delta Foundation, Advisory Board
• He also served as Treasurer and Board Member of the Community Technical Assistance Center (CTAC) for eight years

External links

• District 5 Homepage
• Pittsburgh City Council
• District 5 Map

References

1. ^ McNulty, Tim. "Doug Shields and the PG letters page". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://earlyreturns.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/early-returns-20/53-post-gazette-staff/2749-doug-shields-and-the-pg-letters-page. 

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