CAROLYNN JOHNSON joined the Hampton Township Council in 2018. She is the current Council President, serves as President of the North Hills Council of Governments’ Executive Board, and is the liaison to the Hampton Community Library and the Police and Fire Departments. She previously chaired the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee and contributed to the redesign of the Township’s website.
Carolynn and her family moved to Hampton in 2005. She holds a doctoratein Cognitive Psychology from Purdue and attended Ohio Wesleyan University as an undergraduate. As a user-centered researcher and designer, her expertise lies in integrating insights gained from comprehensive research with the principles of cognitive psychology to create elegant and effortless products and processes.
Carolynn is committed to promoting an accessible, citizen-focused, plain-language approach to Hampton’s government. She also places great importance on fostering a stronger sense of community by increasing the frequency and variety of Township-hosted events and by enhancing connectivity among our neighborhoods.
Carolynn and her family moved to Hampton in 2005. She holds a doctoratein Cognitive Psychology from Purdue and attended Ohio Wesleyan University as an undergraduate. As a user-centered researcher and designer, her expertise lies in integrating insights gained from comprehensive research with the principles of cognitive psychology to create elegant and effortless products and processes.
Carolynn is committed to promoting an accessible, citizen-focused, plain-language approach to Hampton’s government. She also places great importance on fostering a stronger sense of community by increasing the frequency and variety of Township-hosted events and by enhancing connectivity among our neighborhoods.
BETHANY BLACKBURN has served on Hampton Township Council since 2018 and currently holds the position of Council Vice-President. She serves as Vice-Chair of the Shaler-Hampton EMS Board of Directors and is the Council liaison to the Depreciation Lands Museum.
She has a degree in economics and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. She served two years in the Peace Corps in Côte d’Ivoire and then worked as a municipal budget analyst. She is currently CEO of North Side Christian Health Center.
During her tenure on Council, Bethany has championed infrastructure improvements, connectivity projects, and enhanced community services. Her top priorities include developing additional connectivity pathways, establishing a new public safety facility for fire and EMS, and improving services and infrastructure.
Within the community, Bethany was a Girl Scout leader for 12 years and is active in her children’s activities and at church. She and her husband have three children — two recently graduated from Hampton High School and one currently attends. They are proud to call Hampton their home.
She has a degree in economics and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. She served two years in the Peace Corps in Côte d’Ivoire and then worked as a municipal budget analyst. She is currently CEO of North Side Christian Health Center.
During her tenure on Council, Bethany has championed infrastructure improvements, connectivity projects, and enhanced community services. Her top priorities include developing additional connectivity pathways, establishing a new public safety facility for fire and EMS, and improving services and infrastructure.
Within the community, Bethany was a Girl Scout leader for 12 years and is active in her children’s activities and at church. She and her husband have three children — two recently graduated from Hampton High School and one currently attends. They are proud to call Hampton their home.
JULIE FRITSCH has served on the Hampton Council since 2021 and is focused on strengthening our community, building valuable partnerships, and attracting new businesses, while ensuring fiscal responsibility.
She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and is an attorney with Pond Lehocky Giordano. Julie is actively involved in the county and state bar associations.
Julie is also actively involved in the Hampton community. She serves on the Youth Sports Advisory Board and the Zoning Steering Committee, and is the President of the Hampton Girls Basketball Boosters and the Secretary of the Hampton Softball Boosters.
Additionally, Julie is a past president of the Hampton Alliance for Educational Excellence, served on the Zoning Hearing Board, and for over seven years, was the VP-Fundraising for the Hampton Athletic Association.
Julie’s husband, Jason, is a CPA and a Hampton business owner. They have two daughters who attend Hampton High School.
She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and is an attorney with Pond Lehocky Giordano. Julie is actively involved in the county and state bar associations.
Julie is also actively involved in the Hampton community. She serves on the Youth Sports Advisory Board and the Zoning Steering Committee, and is the President of the Hampton Girls Basketball Boosters and the Secretary of the Hampton Softball Boosters.
Additionally, Julie is a past president of the Hampton Alliance for Educational Excellence, served on the Zoning Hearing Board, and for over seven years, was the VP-Fundraising for the Hampton Athletic Association.
Julie’s husband, Jason, is a CPA and a Hampton business owner. They have two daughters who attend Hampton High School.
Lissa Geiger Shulman, Candidate for County Council, District 3
Lissa is a strong advocate for children and families through her work as a public school teacher, a state house staffer, a nonprofit leader, and a private consultant. Lissa has championed the need for quality, affordable pre-k and childcare, and adequately and fairly funded public schools. On County Council, Lissa will ensure that impactful County programs expand and policies that work against our families are discontinued or remedied. Lissa will defend the civil and constitutional rights of all people regardless of what they look like, where they come from, or who they love. Lissa will connect local leaders working on policy issues including economic development for the Pittsburgh region, stormwater, transit, civil rights, emergency services, parks, and air quality. Lissa is a Hampton Rotarian, a board member of HAEE (the foundation supporting Hampton public schools), a PTO board member, and a Democratic state committee member. To learn more about Lissa, please use this link to her candidate site.
Jason W. Hobbes, Candidate for Hampton Township School Director
Jason Hobbes is running to ensure that Hamptown School District remains focused on providing high-quality education for our children. Jason holds a law degree from Dickinson School of Law. In addition to time in private practice, Jason has spent the last ten years representing local government agencies and nonprofits in the Pittsburgh area. Jason's experience also includes serving on the boards of several nonprofit organizations. Jason and his wife have two children who attend Hampton public schools.