Warrington Township, Board of Supervisors Chairperson

Shirley Yannich, in eight years as a township supervisor, and ten years before it as a planning commission member, provided an objective and professional mindset to guiding township affairs. Shirley applied sound planning principles to improve township government. She promoted the interests of residents over outside interests, and encouraged more deliberate, well-thought planning decisions. She made township government more transparent. She encouraged communication with the public and within the township. She pushed for updates to the comprehensive plan and land use ordinances, and led initiatives for significant open space projects. Shirley Yannich changed the culture of township government in a way that was quiet, deliberate, and enduring.