Member, Democratic State Committee, 1984-2012

Member, Democratic Ward and City Committee, 1972-2012

Representative, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1996-2012

Member, Cambridge City Council, 1984-1994

Mayor, Cambridge, 1990-1992

Member, Cambridge School Committee, 1974-1982

Member, Massachusetts Municipal Association and Governor's Local Advisory Council, 1988-1993

Chair/Vice-Chair/Board Representative, Cities and Education Task Force, 1989-1992

Member, Human Development Steering Committee, 1985-1989

Lecturer, Harvard Medical School, 1994-1996

Consultant, Tufts University Center on Hunger, Poverty and Nutrition Policy, 1994-1996

Personnel Director, Computer Corporation of America, 1968-1976

Member/Co-Chair, Family Center Committee, Cambridge Kid's Council, 1994-1996

Member, Low Income Working Circle, 1994-1996

Member, Radcliffe College Public Policy Institute, 1994-1996

Member, Women's and Children's Health Clerkship, 1994-1996

Fellow, Harvard University Institute of Politics, 1994

Member, Massachusetts Municipal Association, 1985-1994

Board of Directors, National League of Cities, 1985-1994

Member, Women in Municipal Government, 1989-1994