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Town Government acts as a liaison between issues of local interest and county, state or federal entities. The role of Town Government is to provide services and support for the benefit of the entire town population. Town Government strives to offer a collective voice to meet the needs and vision of its residents.

Joan A. Pagones - Supervisor
Joan Pagones is the first woman elected to serve as Fishkill Town Supervisor. Elected in 1986 as Fishkill’s first councilwoman, she served for five (5) years as a councilwoman and then ran successfully for Town Supervisor in 1991, and has successfully been re-elected since.

Prior to elected service, Joan served for 19 years in Dutchess County Government in various appointed positions.

Joan’s civic and volunteer positions have included chairing the Dutchess Community College Board of Trustees, past board member, past president, current member and Paul Harris fellow of Rotary Club of Fishkill, past president and current advisory board member to the Dutchess County Unit of the American Cancer Society. Chair of the Step Into Spring Breast Cancer event for the American Cancer Society, former member of the Dutchess County Association of Senior Citizens, past Campaign Chair, Officer of the Dutchess County United Way, former board member of NYS United Way, past Chair of SmokeFree Dutchess, member of the Vassar Brothers Hospital Board of Trustees, trustee of the Locust Grove Board of Trustees (Samuel FB Morse Historic site), and the immediate past President of the Dutchess County Supervisors and Mayors Association.

Joan has been the recipient of the following awards:

Southern Dutchess Exchange Club’s Meritorious Award, the YWCA Salute to Women, the JC Penney Golden Rule Award, the Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber of Commerce Community Award, the Dutchess County Community Foundation’s Award, the Lourdean Award of Our Lady of Lourdes High School, the Melzingah Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Award, the Legacy of Hope Award from the Hudson Valley Region of the American Cancer Society, the Mid Hudson Patterns for Progress President’s Award and the Regionalism Award, the Dutchess County Smoke Free Dutchess Award, The Spirit of Dutchess County United Way Award for outstanding volunteerism, the Dutchess County Girl Scouts’ Leadership Award, and the first ever “Good Scout” Award from the Hudson Valley Boy Scout Council.

Joan is a native of Westchester County. She has resided in the Town of Fishkill since 1971. A graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes High School, and an honors graduate of Dutchess Community College with an AA Degree in Liberal Arts and the Humanities, a Phi Theta Kappa member. She is a graduate of the ACE University Leadership Alliance Program and has also attended Empire State College.

Joan and her husband, James reside in the Lomala section of Fishkill.

Steven V. Ferguson - Deputy Supervisor
Steve has served the Town of Fishkill as a past member of The Board of Assessment Review.  He is presently a Town Councilman and Deputy Supervisor. Steve has been a resident of the town of Fishkill for 36 years. Steve is married with two (2) children and four (4) grand children, and is a U.S. Navy Veteran,  having served four (4) years aboard the U.S. Navy Destroyer U.S.S. Gearing (DD710).  Now retired from IBM after 29 years, Steve was a Facilities/Utilities Operations Manager. He held varied management positions for 20 of his 29 years with IBM . Steve served as a Village of Fishkill Police Officer from 1972-1980 and is an avid sportsman and conservationist. Steve is a member of  The U.S.S. Gearing Association, Tin Can Sailors and a past member of American Running and Fitness Association.  Steve is an active member of the community serving as a volunteer firefighter with the Glenham Fire District. He is also an active volunteer for The American Cancer Society working with the Step into Spring fund raiser for Breast Cancer research. As a member of St. Mary's Church Steve serves as an usher.

Heather Ward Malvarosa - Board Member
Heather hailed from the Rochester area originally, but settled in Fishkill in 1985 with her husband and family. Heather has a long history of service to others, starting with her education in nursing where she has worked in large teaching hospitals as well as small city hospitals from staff nurse to leadership positions. Heather has been active in the parent organizations of her children’s schools and has been a member of her church since 1996. She served as the church's coordinator to the Fishkill Food Pantry from 1996 - 2006. She has served the Town of Fishkill as a member of both the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Board of Assessment Review before her election to the Town Board in 1999 In addition to other community service organizations. In August of 2006 Heather reactivated her interest in nursing and is currently a Residential Nurse at REHAB Programs Inc. in addition to her position as a Town Board Member.

Bob LaColla - Board Member
Bob, his wife Carole and family have called Fishkill home since 1988. He owns and operates a construction management and consulting business and has over twenty-five years experience in business management. Bob has served the Town of Fishkill as a past member of the Planning Board and on the Comprehensive Plan Review Committee. In those roles, he has taken part in various educational classes and forums in topics ranging from land use law and planning to transportation and climate change.

Bob’s commitment to community service is lifelong. He has been an active volunteer in many youth and community organizations and in trade and political associations, from Fishkill Elementary PTA, to President of NARI, a trade association, and political action committees.

Bob continues to volunteer as a technical advisor to the John Jay High School drama organization “Proscenium, which he has done for the past nine years. Bob and his wife have three grown children and two grandchildren.

Glenn Scofield - Highway Superintendent
Glenn Richard Scofield was born in the Village of Fishkill on August 20, 1941 and still lives in the same home on 14 Robinson Street with Isabel McDough. He went to Fishkill Elementary School and graduated from Wappingers Central School District.

He has been a member of the Village Fire Department, Protection Engine Company for 47 years. Glenn was Lieutenant, Captain and twice Chief and is presently the Deputy Chief and Trustee of the Company.

Glenn has worked for the Town of Fishkill Highway Department since 1961 and has been the Highway Superintendent from 1970 to the present time. He is the past President of the Dutchess County Highway Association and was on the Executive Committee.

Glenn was a part time Police Officer for the Village of Fishkill in 1963 to 1970 and also a part time Deputy Sheriff for Dutchess County from 1963 to the present time.

He has four grown children, Glenn Jr. is a Captain for the City of Beacon Police Department, Keith is an Architect in Poughkeepsie for the Firm Liscum, McCormack and VanVoorhis, Dean is a Foreman in the Town of Fishkill Highway Department and his daughter Ryann is an Accountant for Saugerties Savings Bank.


Darlene Bellis - Town Clerk
Darlene is a lifelong resident of Fishkill. She worked as Planning Board Secretary in Village of Fishkill from 1989-1992. She has been employed at the Town of Fishkill since 1992 and has served as the Town Clerk since January 1999. Darlene has two (2) daughters and one (1) grandson.  She has been actively involved with the United Way since 1993 and has been Team Captain for the Fishkill March of Dimes for the past two years. Darlene is involved with several ministries within her church.

Francois R. Cross - Town Justice
Born in Beacon, New York on March 8, 1938. Graduated from St. Bonaventure University and Villanova University. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 1964. He is a partner in the law firm Pagones and Cross, P.C. He was an Assistant District Attorney from 1965-1968 and also served as attorney to the Town of East Fishkill from 1969-1981. He has been a Town Justice of Fishkill since 1969. He served as president for Dutchess County Magistrate's Association from 1973-1974. Currently, he is Trustee Emeritus at St. Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie and Beacon. He is a member of the Dutchess County and New York State Bar Associations. He lives in Glenham, New York.

Harold Epstein - Town Justice
Born in Newburgh, New York on April 7,1947.  He graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1969 and Albany Law School in 1972.  He was admitted to practice law in New York in 1973.  He is a partner in the law firm of Epstein & Epstein.  He was a Dutchess County Assistant Public Defender and a former Town Justice in the Town of Poughkeepsie.  He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the New York state Magistrates Association.  He has been a life long resident of Dutchess County.