Member, Kanawha County Democratic Executive Committee, 1996-present

Member, West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee, 1992-present

Former Assistant Majority Whip, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Candidate, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 36, 2012

Candidate, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 30, 2010

Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1982-1984, 1986-1994, 1982-2010

Member, Americans with Disability Act Task Force

Former Member, West Virginia Adolescent Pregnancy Task Force

Member, West Virginia Task Force on Children With Special Needs

Teacher, Kanawha County Schools, Glenwood, 1971-present

Chief Executive Officer, Peer Mentorship Academy

Public Relations/Executive Director, Sharon Spencer and Associates

Executive Director, Benedum Project for the Hearing Impaired, 1982-1986

Executive Director, Learning Possibilities, 1985

Media and Disability Specialist, Kanawha County Schools, 1971

Member, American Association of University Women

Affiliate Club Coordinator/Member, American Radio Relay League

Member, Capitol Lions Club

Member, Charleston Women's Club

Major, Civil Air Patrol

Member, Fernbank Garden Club

Member/Program Chair, Kanawha Amateur Radio Club

Member, Kanawha Amateur Radio Emergency Services

Former Board Member, Lawrence Frankel Foundation

Member, League of Women Voters

Former Board Member, Learning Disabilities Association

Member, Lions Club

Member, National Order of Women Legislators

Member, Sierra Club

Member, State Education Chair, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Member, West Virginia State Health Education Council