Former Majority Whip, Massachusetts House of Representatives

Representative, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1988-2010

Chair/Member, Needham Public School Board, 1976-1982

Chair, School Committee Board, 1979-1980

Member, Needham Transportation Committee, 1988-present

Vice-Chair, House Committee on Ethics, present

Chairman, Legislative Commission on Education Finance

Chairman, Special Commission to Look At Alternatives to Property Tax, present

Chairman, Special Commission to Look At Special Education Law, 1998-1999

Chairman, Governor's Task Force Commission on Special Education, 1997-1998

Program Director, The Education Co-Operative, 1985-1988

Teacher, Boston Public Schools, Wakefield Parochial School, 1966-1968

Board of Directors, Charles River Association for Retarded Citizens, 1990-present

Experience, Boston Network for Women in Politics and Government

Member, Women Democrats of Metro-West, 1990-2002

Member, Women's Legislative Caucus, 1988-2002

Board Member, Boy Scouts of America, 1988-1992