Jan 29, 2019 2 min read

Sheila Elliott Stewart announced that she is running for Greene County controller and is seeking the Democratic nomination during the May 21 primary election.

A lifetime resident of Greene County, Elliott Stewart has over 37 years of financial management experience. Since 1999, she has worked as the vice president and branch manager for First National Bank of Pennsylvania’s Waynesburg location. Previously, she was assistant vice president and branch manager for National City Bank.

“This community has been good to my family and me and it would be an honor to give back and serve in this capacity,” Elliott Stewart said. “Managing a bank has provided me with a wealth of experience that will greatly benefit the role of controller.”

The controller’s office is responsible for oversight of the county’s financial operations, including financial reporting, financial auditing, cash management and expense oversight.

She is currently serving as a board member and/or trustee for the Greene County Chamber of Commerce, Washington Health System, Greene County Industrial Development Authority, Greene Alliance for Development, Washington Physician Health Organization and Greene County Memorial Hospital Foundation. She has been an active member of the Rotary Club of Waynesburg since 1994.

In the past, she has also been actively involved with Rain Day Scholarship Inc., Carmichaels Chamber of Commerce, Corner Cupboard Food Bank and the Greene County Historical Society.

She and her husband, Ray, live in Waynesburg and own Xtreme Services LLC. They are members of the Waynesburg Bible Chapel where she currently volunteers as a nursery worker. She has also served as a Sunday school teacher. Elliott Stewart has two children, J.P. Barger and Kaylie Barger, and two grandchildren.

Elliott Stewart is the daughter of Robert and June Elliott. Robert Elliott served as the Greene County treasurer from 1988 to 2004.