Phyllis T. Kernick (December 14, 1924 – January 21, 2009) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

[4][5] Born in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, on December 14, 1924, Kernick graduated from Penn Hills High School and the two-year business program of the Robert Morris School of Business (now Robert Morris University).

During her early career, she had also served as a member of the Allegheny Regional Planning Council and the Governor's Justice Commission.

[11] Following her resignation from the Pennsylvania House on January 7, 1980, she was elected as mayor of Penn Hills Township.

Roughly a decade later, she was elected to the Penn Hills Township Council, and served on that leadership body from 1994 to 1998.