Representative, Tennessee State House, 1986-2011

Chair, Governor's Minority Business Development Advisory Committee

Chair/1st Vice-President/2nd Vice-President, National Black Caucus of State Legislators

Chair, Tennessee African-American Male Task Force

Member, Tennessee Commemorative Women's Suffrage Commission

Battalion Chief, City of Memphis Fire Department

Lieutenant, Memphis Fire Services

Board of Directors, Fire Fighter Investment Group

Board of Directors, Frayser Mental Health

Experience, North Memphis Inner City Community Development Corp

President, Pioneer Black Fire Fighters

Board of Directors, Shelby County Community Service Agency

Member, Young Men's Christian Association Black Achievers