Don O’Shell was elected on November 4, 2003 and was sworn in as the 50th York
County Clerk of Courts on January 5, 2004. Don was re-elected on November 6, 2007 and was sworn in for
a second term on January 7, 2008.
Education
Don graduated from Red Lion Christian School in
1988 and later graduated in 1992 from York College
of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in Public
Administration. He has completed the coursework for
a Masters in Public Administration from Penn State.
Military Service
In June of 1994,
Don enlisted in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard
as a member of the 193d Special Operations Wing
based at Harrisburg International Airport in
Middletown, PA. He served as a
personnel clerk before being commissioned in August
of 1997 as a second lieutenant.
Today Don serves as the Wing’s Equal
Opportunity Officer enforcing Air Force/ National
Guard Bureau equal opportunity policy through base
training, statistical reports and complaint
processing to ensure unit cohesion and mission
readiness.
Legislative
Service
From 1995 to 1997, Don worked as a
legislative assistant to State Representative Stan
Saylor focusing on constituent service and
legislation. Just prior to his election as Clerk of
Courts, Don served as chief of staff to
State Representative Keith Gillespie.
Administrative
Experience
In 1998, Don joined the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation as a staff assistant to
the Driver License Division manager. Later that year
he was promoted to the position of Photo License
Manager where he was responsible for the 98 Photo
License Centers throughout Pennsylvania.
In 2000, Don joined the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection as the
agency's assistant director of legislative affairs.
In that position, he promoted the environmental
legislative agenda of Governors Ridge and Schweiker,
addressed constituent concerns for both federal and
state legislators, and worked to improve overall
department operations.
In November of 2001, Don was elected to serve
on Red Lion Borough Council and served from
2002-2004 just prior to taking office as Clerk of
Courts. While on borough council, Don
focused on Planning, Zoning and Redevelopment issues
to include a downtown streetscape improvement
program and Keystone Opportunity Zones.
Don also worked for inter-municipal
cooperation via the formation of the York Area
Council of Governments (YACOG) composed of twelve
area municipalities and the County of York.
Currently, he serves in a voluntary capacity
as the Interim Director of YACOG.
Professional Memberships & Accomplishments
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Member, York
County Criminal Justice Advisory Board
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Member, York
County Justice Network – JNET – Policy
Committee
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Member,
Domestic Violence Task Force of York County
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Republican
Committeeman – Springettsbury Township 2nd
Precinct
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Alternate
Delegate Republican National Convention 2004
& 1996
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Member,
National Guard Association of the United
States
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Member, PA
National Guard Association
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Member,
American Society for Public Administration
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Member, Phi
Alpha – Public Administration Honors Society
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