Councilwoman Joann Neylan (Republican - Second Ward)

• First elected in 2003 and reelected in 2007, present term expires Dec. 31, 2011.
• Chairman of the Public Safety, Transportation and Parking Committee and members of the Finance Policy Committee.
• Serves as the alternate acting mayor.
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Westfield Public Library.
• Liaison to the Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Municipal Alliance/PANDA.
• A non-practicing attorney, earlier in her career she was an assistant district attorney in Brooklyn.