Deputy Majority Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives, present

Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1997-2007

District 1 Advisory Council, Connecticut Permanent Commission on the Status of Women

Board of Directors, Hartford Action Plan

Commissioner, Hartford City Plan

Board of Directors, Legislative Education Action Plan

Connecticut Advisory Council, United States Commission on Civil Rights

Chair, Connecticut Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission, 1995-1996

Consultant, Mantilla Training and Consulting, 1994-present

Experience, Bilingual/Bicultural Consultant

Experience, Computer Programmer

Experience, Professional Workshop Teacher

Personal Computer Applications Specialist in Computer Design, Programming, Training

Information Systems Manager, The Hartford Steamboiler Insurance, 1989-1994

Programmer, The Phoenix Insurance, 1986-1989

Flemming Institute Fellow, 2001 Center For Policy Alternatives

National Advisory Board, America's Gay & Lesbian Alliance

Board of Directors, Fair Housing Center

Vice Chair, GUAKIA Incorporated, Puerto Rican Cultural Center

Board of Directors, Hartford Region YWCA

Counselor, Hartford Sexual Assault Crisis Service

Board of Directors, Haymarket People's Fund

Connecticut/Western Massachusettes Board of Directors, National Council for Community and Justice

Board of Directors, Northeast Action

Experience, Stonewall Speakers Bureau

Board of Directors, Democracy Works, 1998-2002

American Leadership Forum, Class of, 1997

Leadership Greater Hartford, Class of, 1993