Candidate, Kansas State Senate, District 11, 2020

Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 28, 2017-2019

Former Member, Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Government, Technology and Security Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Member, Government, Technology, and Security Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Department of Communications Studies Lecturer/Assistant Dean of the Graduate School, University of Kansas, 1999-present

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Johnson County Community College, 2012-2016

Dissertation and Research Consultant, The Dissertation Coach, 2010-2011

Communication Consultant, KHC Executive Coaching, 1997-2010

President/Owner, Eljay's River Market Coffeehouse, 2007-2009

Assistant Research Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center, 2005-2006

Assistant Professor, Washburn University, 2002-2005

Co-Founder, KHC Wealth Management, 1996

Board Member, Jackson County Court Appointed Special Advocates, 2015-present

Founding Member, Greater Kansas City Mental Health Coalition, present

Former Advocate, Jackson County Court Appointed Special Advocates

Former Advocate/Facilitator, Kansas National Alliance on Mental Illness

Number of Grandchildren:

2

Publications:

Employer Perceptions of Stress and Resilience Intervention
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
November 2011;
Employer Perceptions of Stress and Resilience Intervention
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
November 2011