Member, Far East Democratic Women's Club

Member, League of Woman Voters

Member, Member, Columbus Area Women's Political Caucus

Member, Ohio Democratic Party

Former Assistant Minority Leader, Ohio State Senate

Senator, Ohio State Senate, 2010-2019

Member, Columbus City Council, 1999-2010

Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 22, 1993-1998

Former Member, Agency Rule Review Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Finance Subcommittee on Corrections, Ohio State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Finance Subcommittee on Health and Medicaid, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Health, Human Services and Aging Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, Health, Human Services and Medicaid Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Insurance Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Ranking Member, Medicaid Oversight Committee, Ohio State Senate

President-Elect, National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials

Former Co-Chair, Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Rules and Reference Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, State Controlling Board, Ohio State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, State and Local Government, and Veterans Affairs Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Transportation, Commerce and Workforce Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, Ways and Means Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, Workforce and Economic Development Committee, Ohio State Senate

Executive Director, Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural Competence, 2006-present

Legislative Assistant/Chief of Staff, Human Resources Subcommittee of the Ohio House Finance-Appropriations Committee

Chief of the Children’s Protection Section, Ohio Attorney General’s Office

Associate Director, Public Children Services Association of Ohio

Member, Access Health Columbus

Member, Central Community House

Member, Columbus Compact, Franklin County Family and Children First Council

Vice-Chair, Columbus/Franklin County Housing Advisory Board

Chair, Community Research Partners

Member, Huckleberry House

Member, Metropolitan Human Services Commission

Member, National Coalition of 100 Black Women

Chair, National League of Cities Advisory Council

Board Member, National League of Cities Board of Directors

Chair, National League of Cities Human Development Steering Committee

Member, Ohio Commission on Local Government Reform and Collaboration

President, Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation

Member, The Literacy Initiative

Board Chair, WAND Education Fund