Candidate, Maryland State Senate, District 44, 2014

Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 44, 2002-2014

Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2008

Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1998-2003

Secretary, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2012-present

Chair, Senate Select Committee No. 11, Baltimore City, 2011-present

Member, Task Force on Prisoner Re-Entry, 2010-present

Member, State Center Executive Committee, 2009-present

Member, Legislative Black Caucus, 1999-present

Co-Chair, Task Force to Study Prison Violence in Maryland, 2008-2011

Member, Alzheimer's Workgroup, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2010

Member, Maryland Business Tax Reform Commission, 2008-2010

Member, Task Force to Study Identity Theft, 2005-2007

Co-Chair, Task Force on Lending Equity in Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services, 2004-2005

Member, Governor's Commission on Minority Business Enterprise Reform, 2003

Member, Maryland Competitive Advantage Financing Fund Work Group, 2000-2001

Member, Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence, 1999-2000

Member, Transit Policy Panel, 2000

Chair, Maryland Public Policy Committee, National Black Women's Health Project, 1990-1996

Founder/President, Collaborative Solutions, 1998-present

Coordinator of Empowerment, Zone/Enterprise Communities Initiative

Director of Market Development, Development Training Institute, 1987-1998

Special Assistant, City Manager, City of Berkeley, California, 1986-1987

Member/Chair, National Organization of Black Elected Legislators, 2007-present

Board Member, Martha's Place, 2004-present

Member, University of Maryland School of Social Work, Advisory Board, 2002-present

Member, Baltimore Heritage, 2001-present

Member, Joseph Fund Board, 1999-present

Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1999-present

Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

Member, Payne Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church, present

Chair, Maryland Women for Obama, 2008

Board Member, Druid Heights Community Development Corporation, 1993-2000

Member, Flemming Fellowship Center for Policy Alternatives, 1999

Member, National Black Women's Health Project, 1990-1996

President, Women Behind the Community, Incorporated, 1994-1996

Awards:

Verda F. Welcome Award, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., 2001. Henry Toll Fellowship, Council of State Governments, 2003. Award of Excellence, Maryland Women for Responsible Government, 2003. Living Women History Makers' Award, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., 2004. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2005, 2008. Dedicated Service Award, Woman Power, Inc., 2006. Helen S. Schulze Award for the Advancement of Alzheimer's Research, Alzheimer's Association, 2007