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Nominees for Village of Hamilton Trustee in 2012
Russell Lura Jennifer Servedio Dominick Pangallo
Russell Lura (for re-election to a two-year term) and his wife Sally, a retired HCS teacher, live on Hamilton St and have lived in the Village for 31 years. Their children, Jessica and Christopher, graduated from Hamilton
Central School. Holding advanced degrees in Geography, Russ was the Madison County Planning Director for 21 years and responsible for planning, economic and community development, and environmental affairs. He then served as Madison County’s first County administrator; he was budget officer for two years and responsible for putting together and administering a $110 million annual budget.
Russ retired from the County administrative work in 2008 and was elected as Village of Hamilton Trustee in 2010. In his first year on the Board he was the Village Board liaison assigned to parks and recreation, and to the Historical, Library, and Mural Commissions. In his second year, he was appointed as the trustee liaison for the Municipal Utilities Commission and the Department of Public Works. Recently he was appointed to the Partnership for Community Development Board as the Village's representative.
Russ is the president of the Board of Madison Lane Senior Housing, and on the Board (as well as a volunteer) at the Hamilton Food Cupboard. He also serves on the Board of the Madison County Industrial Development Agency. His voter registration is as unaffiliated/Blank.
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Jennifer Servedio (nominated for the second two-year opening) grew up, the youngest of six children, in Thiells, a hamlet in Rockland County, NY. She moved to Hamilton with her husband Frank and their son Matthew in 1995. Matthew graduated from HCS and has just finished his second tour with the Air Force in Afghanistan. Frank has been employed as a technician in the  region for 24 years. They live on Lebanon St.
Jen has been employed at Colgate since 1999 and is now a Senior Network and Systems Administrator. Previously she was employed by the Bank of Utica (July 1997-Nov.1999). She earned an Associate's Degree in Computer Information Systems from SUNY Morrisville in 1997 and a Bachelor of Technology in Network Administration there in 2006.
Jen currently serves as President of the Hamilton Lions Club; having been in 2001 the first female Lion in the local club. She has been a Zone Coordinator for the Lions since 2010 as well as Trustee for the Lions Project for Canine Companions for Independence since 2011. Since 2002 she has been Coordinator for the American Red Cross Blood Drive in Hamilton. In addition, since 2009, Jen has worked with the Salvation Army Red Kettle Collection in Hamilton. She is a registered Democrat.
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Dominick Pangallo (nominated for the one-year vacancy) lives on West Pleasant Street with his wife, Kristin. who teaches Chemistry at Colgate, and their 2-year old daughter. He works as the  Marketing and Development Coordinator for the Partnership for Community Development. Dominick holds a BA in Political Science and Theater from Bates College and two Master’s degrees from Suffolk University in Boston – one in Political Science and one in Public Administration
In 2012 Village Mayor Margaret Miller appointed Dominick to fill a vacancy on the Board of Trustees until the election. He serves as the Trustee liaison on economic development issues, a task that corresponds with his work for the PCD; he also serves as the liaison to the Planning Board, the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Airport and Airpark Commission.
Dominick is a director at the Palace Theater and was recently appointed to the Chenango Nursery School Board of Directors, having served on the Parents Advisory Committee there previously. He is also a member of the Hamilton Central School’s Community Advisory Committee for the Reorganization Feasibility Study. Also he is a member of the Madison County and the Town of Hamilton Democratic Committees.
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II . The Third Annual James and Dolley Madison Spring Dinner will be held on Thursday, May 17 at the Kallet Theatre in Oneida. The speaker is Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York.
A cash bar will open at 6:00 pm and the ceremony and dinner will start at 6:45. Tickets are $40 each and tables for 8 or for 10 can be reserved if you want to sit together. Don and I will be going and can take two more with us in the car if you want a ride. Please let me know this week if you want to sit at a reserved table for Hamilton.
This year's honored group is the Community Action Partnership for Madison County, so Hamilton people will want to be there. Remember as well that this is the major fund-raiser for the Madison County Democratic Committee and that our candidates are supported by the funds gained from this event.
To make your own reservations directly contact:
Charles McMahon at otis@twcny.rr.com or 271-7218.
Let Wanda know if you want to be at a Hamilton table. wberry@colgate.edu or 824-2543.
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