Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, 2014-2018

Member, Norfolk City Council, 1996-2012

Vice Mayor, Norfolk, 2004-2008

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Chair, City Council’s Task Forces for the Church Street/Huntersville

Former Member, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Executive Committee, Board of Visitors of Virginia State University

Former Member, General Laws Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials

Former Member, National League of Cities Council on Youth, Education and Families Committee

Former Vice Chair, Norfolk Economic and Community Business Development Committee

Former Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Technology, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Principal, Calvary Christian Early Education Center in Norfolk, present

Owner, Hester and Company, present

Co-Chair, Black Women for Positive Change, present

Member, Board of Visitors, Virginia State University, present

Member, Crispus Attucks Cultural Center Board of Directors, present

Partner, Mount Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church, present

Member, National Council of Negro Women, present

Member, National League of Cities, present

Member, Norfolk Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, present

Member, Planning Council, present

Former Member, Board of Visitors of Virginia State University

Former Member, Board, National League of Cities

Former Member, CIVIC Institute Alumni Association

Former Member, Hampton Roads Conference of Minority Public Administrators

Former Member, Leadership Hampton Roads Alumni Association

Former Member, National Forum of Black Public Administrators

Former Co Chair, Norfolk United

Former Member, Virginia Municipal League

Former Member, Virginia State University Alumni Association

Chair, Empowerment, 2010