Senator, Maine State Senate, District 24, 2022-present

Majority Leader, Maine State Senate, 2020-present

Candidate, Maine State Senate, District 24, 2022

Senator, Maine State Senate, District 23, 2016-2022

Assistant Majority Leader, Maine State Senate, 2019-2020

Senator, Maine State Senate, District 19, 2013-2014

Candidate, Maine State Senate, District 19, 2013

Member, Senate Rules Committee

Member, Senatorial Vote Committee

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Council, Maine State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Marine Resources, Maine Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Rules, Maine State Senate

Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on Legislative Budget, Maine State Senate

Director, Program and Policy, New Ventures Maine, 1981-present

Former Early Childhood Teacher, Head Start Program of Brunswick

Former Early Childhood Teacher, Head Start Program of Waldoboro

Board Member, Grow Smart Maine, 2012-present

Member, Board of the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust, present

Member, Maine Economic Growth Council, present

Former Volunteer, AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America, Maine Women’s Lobby

Former Member, Arrowsic School Committee

Graduate, Leadership Maine, Beta Class

Former Member, Mid Coast Economic Development District

Former School Board Member, Regional School Unit 1

Former Member, Zoning Board of Appeals

Chair, Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, 2011-2013

County Chair/Member, Maine Democratic Party, 1999-2010

Board President/Member, MidCoast Economic Development District, 2008-2010

Chair, Sagadahoc County Democrats, 2004-2008

Awards:

McGillicuddy Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence, 2006, Maine Small Business Administration
Women's Business Advocate of the Year, 1997
Maine Women's Hall of Fame, 1995

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Has climbed Mt. Katahdin 10 times