Newtown Township Environmental Advisory Council

The Newtown Township Environmental Advisory Council was created on July 28, 2004 to “identify environmental problems and recommend plans and programs to the Board of Supervisors for the promotion and conservation of natural resources and for the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment within Newtown Township, consistent with the Township Comprehensive Plan.”

Mr. Jay McGuigan

Jay McGuigan RN, BSN, MBA has been a resident of Newtown Township for more than 15 years.   He chose Newtown as the place to raise a family with his wife Sandy, given the beauty and strong community Newtown offers. McGuigan has been actively involved in community issues, particularly those involving environmental concerns, given his desire to have son Brendan 11, and daughter Tara 6, appreciate Newtown the same way when their time to raise a family comes.  In his professional life,  McGuigan is a Registered Nurse and a founding partner and VP of Health Care Services at Life Choice Hospice.

Dennis C. Annarelli, PhD

Dr. Annarelli has over 30 years of experience carrying out and managing research and development projects for new product development in fast paced technology driven companies in the biopharmaceutical, microelectronics, automotive and chemical industries. Dr. Annarelli has also developed considerable expertise in product and project management, and he has published in the field of portfolio management for new product development. Dr. Annarelli holds a PhD in Chemistry from MIT, where he concentrated in synthetic organometallic chemistry. Dr. Annarelli earned his BSc in Chemistry, with honors, from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. He has 4 US Patents/Patents Pending and numerous scientific publications. Dr. Annarelli has lived with his wife, Nancy, in Newtown for over 31 years, and they have 3 grown children.