Mayor
Mayor Fagan is a 25-year Summit resident and family medicine physician. She has served on numerous local boards and has been an active volunteer…
Ward 2 Councilmember
A lifelong Summit resident and fraud investigation expert, Jamel is known for his community mentorship and leadership in public safety and housing…
Mayor Elizabeth Fagan, a Summit resident for nearly 25 years, is deeply committed to her community. She has served on several boards, including The Connection and Summit Junior Fortnightly and as President of the Summit Board of Health, Summit Lacrosse Club, Summit Women’s Lacrosse Association and the Summit Boosters Association and as Chair of the Santa Claus Shop. She has also assisted in planning the Elks Charity Ball and YMCA Special Needs Prom. Additionally, Mayor Fagan was a passionate coach for youth girls lacrosse for 18 years. A family medicine physician for over two decades, Mayor Fagan graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Fine Arts and earned her medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. She completed her residency at Overlook Hospital, where she was named Chief Resident and President of the House Staff Association. Mayor Fagan has been married to her husband Kevin for 25 years and is the proud mother of four children, all beneficiaries of Summit Public Schools.
Mike McTernan and his wife Julie have lived in Summit for 23 years, raising four children, all proud graduates of Summit High School. Mike graduated from Dartmouth College and spent the next few decades working in New York and London for several investment banks, running various fixed income distribution businesses. After getting a masters degree in Education, Mike is currently living his dream of teaching high school social studies. Mike has been active in the Summit community, coaching soccer and baseball for many years, volunteering with the Police Athletic League, and chairing the Americanism Committee at the local Elks Club. He is currently serving as President of Common Council after previously being on Council from 2013 to 2019. Mike also has two dogs and an old jeep he really likes.
Andy Smith is a lifelong public servant, attorney, Army veteran, and dedicated community volunteer who has spent years giving back to Summit. He has served as Co-Chairman of Summit’s Memorial Day Parade, on the Board of Health, the Department of Community Programs Advisory Board, the Veterans Affordable Housing Project Committee, and numerous youth sports organizations. A founding partner of Smith + Schwartzstein LLC, Andy has been recognized by New Jersey Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America for his legal work. He earned his law degree from Boston College Law School after graduating from Rochester Institute of Technology and previously served as an Artillery Officer in the United States Army, attaining the rank of Captain. Andy and his wife, Kathryn, have called Summit home since 2009, where they are raising their three children and remain deeply committed to serving the community.
