Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 30, 2025-present

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 44, 2022-2024

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 30, 2024

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 43, 2016-2022

Candidate, California State Assembly, District 44, 2022

Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore, California State Assembly, 2018

Member, Glendale City Council, 2009-2016

Mayor, City of Glendale, California, 2011-2012

Member, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management

Member, Subcommittee on Energy (Science, Space, and Technology)

Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit

Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Emerging Technologies Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Growing Jobs in the San Fernando Valley Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Health Care Delivery Systems and Universal Coverage Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Human Services Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Joint Committee on Rules, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Natural Resources Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Regional Transportation and Interconnectivity Solutions Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Rules Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on End of Life Health Care, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Foster Care, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Homelessness, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Housing Affordability for the Middle and Working Class, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Orange County Chronic Homelessness, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Select Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Technological Advances, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Waste Reduction and Recycling, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Women in the Workplace, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on the Non-Profit Sector, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on the State of Hate, California State Assembly

Former Member, Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation, California State Assembly, 2021-2022

Former Member, Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media, California State Assembly, 2021-2022

Former Member, Committee on Budget, California State Assembly, 2021-2022

Former Member, Committee on Natural Resources, California State Assemby, 2021-2022

Former Chairperson, Committee on Transportation, California State Assembly, 2021-2022

Former Member, Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife, California State Assembly, 2021-2022

Former Chairperson, Select Committee on Urban Development to Combat Climate Change, California State Assembly, 2021-2022

Former Chairperson, Subcommittee on Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response, California State Assemby, 2021-2022

Former Professor, Film Production, Chapman College

Former Professor, Film Production, University of California, Los Angeles

Former Employee, Paramount Pictures

Owner, LSF Management, 2000-2011

Owner, PlanetGlass.net, 2000-2011

Vice President of Development, Cort/Madden Company, 1998-1999

Vice President of Development, Rysher Entertainment, 1994-1997

Member, Arroyo Verdugo Council of Governments Steering Committee, present

Comissioner, Hollywood, Burbank Airport

Former President, Independent Cities Association

Former Vice Chair/Commercial Chair, Los Angeles Conservancy Modern Committee

Former Educational Director, Los Angeles Intenstive, American Pavilion, Cannes Film Festival

Former Programmer, Slamdance Film Festival

Board member, Society of Architectural Historians, Present

Board Member, Southern California Association of Governments, Energy and Environment Committee, Present

Former Member, Steering Committee, Minnesota Film Commission

Special Contributer, Variety Weekend and Metro Mix, Present

Chair, Arroyo Verdugo Council of Governments Steering Committee, 2009-2010

Member, Board of Directors, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 2009-Present

Member, Glendale Design Review Board, 2004-2008

Awards:

2014, Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters, Smith-Weiss Environmental Champion Award
2012, Glendale Chamber of Commerce, Woman of the Year
2008, Los Angeles Conservancy, Volunteer Recognition Award
2008, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Flame of Hope Award
1995, Los Angeles Magazine feature story honored in "Best American Essays" and "Best American Sports Writing."

Spouse's Occupation:

Professional Landscape Designer