Alison Cornelius joins her husband Richard and Brian Coleman as one of our three local Councillors. She has lived with her family in Totteridge for 28 years and has built strong community ties. Alison has been a governor at St John's School Whetstone since 2006 and is a long-standing volunteer on the Chaplaincy team at Barnet General Hospital. Last year she was Deputy Mayoress of Barnet and, as a member of the Mayor's Charity Committee, raised funds for the North London Hospice. Since the June election, Alison has been appointed to eight committees, including Health Overview & Scrutiny and Borough Planning & Environment. In regard to the Health Committee, the most pressing current topics are swine flu, the effect on Barnet Hospital of the changes to the maternity services at Chase Farm Hospital, and the results of the Stroke and Trauma consultation. Alison can be contacted by email at cllr.a.cornelius@barnet.gov.uk