Former Assistant Majority Leader, Oregon State House of Representatives

Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2011-2021

Appointed, Oregon State House of Representatives, September 2011

Former Member, Early Childhood and Family Supports Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives

Former Member, Health Care Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives

Former Member, Human Services Subcommittee, Oregon State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Human Services and Housing Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives

Commissioner, Multnomah County Children & Families Commission, 2003-2009

Member, Hawaii Women's Political Caucus, 1987-1989

Program Manager, Oregon Solutions, Portland State University, 2009-2011

Director, Hanna Andersson Children’s Foundation, 2002-2006

Coordinator/Consultant, Saturday Academy Outreach Program, 1995-2000

Executive Director, Volunteers in Asia (VIA), 1990-1994

Consultant, Public and Private Non-Profits, Hawaii, 1989

Health Policy Staff Member, Rep Jim Shon, Hawaii State Legislature, 1989

Community Services Planner, Hawaii Community Services Council, 1985-1988

Community Development Officer, Oxfam UK, Timor, Eastern Indonesia, 1983-1984

Board President, Penney Family Fund, 1998-present

Volunteer, Mercy Corps, 1994-present

Former Chair, Atkinson Elementary School Parent Teacher Association

Board Member, Northwest Health Foundation, 2008-2015

Chair, Allocations Committee, Portland Children’s Levy, 2007-2011

Participant, Emerge, 2011

Board Member, Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington, 2007-2009

Member, Tabor Commons, 2005-2009

Member, America Speaks, 2006-2007

Board Member, Midwives for Midwives, 2001-2005

Board Member, Impact Northwest, 1995-2003

Member, Southeast Uplift, Strategic Planning Committee, 1999-2001

Board Member, Southeast Uplift, 1997-2000

Trustee, James C. Penney Foundation, 1980-1993

Event Organizer, Highlander Adult Education and Research Center, 1990