Chair, Erie County Legislature, 2012-present

Legislator, Erie County, New York, District 2, 2007-2017

Candidate, New York State Senate, District 63, 2014

Candidate, New York State Senate, District 63, 2012

Member, Buffalo Public School Board of Education, 2004-2007

Member, Buffalo Common Council, 1999-2003

Chair, Minority and Women Business Enterprise Committee, present

Operator, Grant Variety Shoppe, 1980-present

Teacher, Buffalo Public Schools

Teacher, Head Start Program

Founder, AIDS Education, Information and Support Services (AEISS), present

Member, Board of Directors, Erie County Industrial Development Association (ECIDA), present

Member, Buffalo Crime Reduction Task Force, present

Member, Housing Opportunities Made Equal, present

Member, Mary B. Talbert Civic and Cultural Club, present

Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, present

Member, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, present