Eileen Fishman

Councilwoman Fishman

Biography

Councilwoman Fishman, who has served on the Council since 2019, is married with children, and is a proud grandmother to eight grandchildren. She was unanimously chosen to serve as Council President in 2021.

Fishman graduated from Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy of Long Island University.

Fishman was born and raised in New Jersey and is a NJ registered pharmacist, working in Community Pharmacy for approximately 35 years. She has owned and operated Bond Drugs, a family owned business since 1939 located in Jersey City, NJ with her husband for seven years and is responsible for negotiating contracts with third parties, hiring and firing of staff, and negotiating insurance coverages. She also owned and operated Dessert Artistry wholesale and retail bakery for five years and was responsible for the business and sales operations, including the bakery’s wholesale marketing and retail business. Presently, she is the Director of Essex County Community Health Services and the Director of the Office of Addiction Services for Essex County.

Fishman decided to get involved in local government because she feels with her vast experience over the years, she can help provide management, education, and collaborative experience to the Borough.

Fishman also devotes much time to community service and organizational activities, serving as a past President of the New Jersey Pharmacists Association, past President of Congregation Agudath Israel in Caldwell, past President of the NJ AIDS Partnership Board, and currently serves on the Clara Maass Foundation Board.

Her priorities include making Roseland’s government better, more ethical, and to establish a fiscally responsible governing body that serves all residents.

Serving

Council Committee Appointments:

  • Chair of Senior & Family Services
  • Vice Chair of Finance & Administration Committee
  • Member of Recreation Committee
  • Senior Programs
  • Social Services - Relief Fund & Food Bank
  • Liaison to Senior Citizens Advisory Board
  • Municipal Alliance - Municipal Youth Guidance Subcommittee & Mental Health Task Force Subcommittee
  • Senior Citizen Transportation
  • Liaison to Landmarks and Historic Commission
  • Liaison to the Board of Health
  • Liaison to the Beautification Committee

Board Memberships

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Department Memberships

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