Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 18, 2002-2019

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Maryland, District 8, 2016

Member, Montgomery County Board of Education, 1990-1998

President, Montgomery County Board of Education, 1995-1996

Vice-President, Montgomery County Board of Education, 1994-1995

Member, Superintendent's Council of Advisors on Diversity and Inclusion, 2012-present

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Capital Budget Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Children, Youth, Families Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Member, Human Services and Welfare Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Former Co-Chair, Management of Public Funds Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Legislative Chair, Maryland Latino Legislative Caucus

Former Member, Maryland Womens Legislators Caucus

County Affairs Committee Member, Montgomery County Delegation, 2003-present

Former Vice President for Public Policy, National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators

Former Member, Oversight Committee on Pensions, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Vice Chair, Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Co-Chair, Maryland Democratic Hispanic Caucus, 2004-2019

Member, Health and Human Resources Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007-2014

Member, County Affairs Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2003-2010

Member, Girls’ Services Strategic Plan Task Force, Department of Juvenile Services, 2010

Co-Chair, Delinquency Prevention and Diversion Services Task Force, 2006-2009

Member, Judiciary Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003-2006

Member, Juvenile Law Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003-2006

Member, Task Force to Study Driver Licensing Documentation, 2003-2004

Member, Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 1989-1994

Director, Strategic Information Technology Consulting, Computer Sciences Corporation, 1999-present

President/Chief Executive Officer, SOL Quality Systems Incorporated, 1996-1999

Deputy Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration, United States Department of Transportation, 1993-1996

Senior Consulting Engineer, Computer Sciences Corporation, 1992-1994

Treasurer, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2013-present

Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2003-present

Member, Board of Directors, Montgomery County Chapter American Civil Liberties Union, 2002-present

Member, Board of Trustees, Capitol College, 1996-present

Member/Founder, Board of Directors, Montgomery County Hispanic Alliance, 1990-present

Member, Montgomery County Chapter National Organization for Women, 1986-present

Member, Board of Directors, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, present

Member, Women Legislators Lobby/WAND Board of Directors, present

Member, Association for Computing Machinery

Member, Bi-County Agency Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2011-present

Member, National Management Association

Member, Washington District of Columbia Chapter Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

Executive Board Member At-Large, Women Legislators of Maryland, Incorporated, 2009-2012

Member, Board of Directors, Clinica del Pueblo, 2000

President, Board of Directors, CASA de Maryland Incorporated, 1996-1999

Member, Board of Directors, United Way of Montgomery County, 1991-1998

Regional Vice-President, National Hispanic Caucus, National School Boards Association, 1996-1998

Member, National School Boards Association, 1990-1998

Co-Chair, Latino Oversight Committee, Smithsonian Institution, 1993-1997

Member, Board of Directors, National Council of La Raza, 1992-1994

Regional Vice-President, National Hispanic Caucus, National School Boards Association, 1990-1992

Chapter President, National Management Association, 1990-1992

Co-Founder/Vice-President, Salvadoreans United for Better Education, 1990-1992

Member, Takoma Park Chapter League of Latin American Citizens, 1986-1990

Awards:

Political Leadership Award, Hispanic Democratic Club, 2002

Award, Outstanding Contributions to Hispanic Community, Maryland Hispanic Bar Association, 1997

Featured in "100 Most Influential Hispanics in USA", Hispanic Business Magazine, 1991, 1996

Legislative Award, The Arc of Maryland, 2009

Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2006, 2010

Hispanic Achievement Award in Science, Apple Computers and Hispanic Magazine, 1993

Participation with Honor and Distinction Award, Leadership Maryland, 1999

Outstanding Achievement in Education and Politics Award, Maryland State Teachers Association, 1999

Favorite Book:

SciFi

Favorite Color:

Fire Red

Favorite Food:

Crab

Favorite Movie:

To Kill a Mockingbird

Favorite Quote:

"Making the world safe for Diego, Sasha, Daniel, Leila, Alea and Marisol" Grandma Ana

Priority Issues:

Her passion for education equity and her extensive experience with public policy at local, state, and national levels have made her an effective, progressive leader in Annapolis, where she continues to work to close the educational achievement gaps for Latino and African American students, to ensure fair, livable wages and paid sick leave for all working women and men, and to protect immigrant, civil, human, and women's rights. She worked incessantly to pass the MD Dream Act and Marriage Equality, to protect access to Maryland Driver's Licenses by residents regardless of immigration status, and fought to eliminate the death penalty. She supports strengthening gun safety laws, advocates for universal access to health care by all, and promotes expanding language access for English Language Learners and dual Language programs for all students in early grades.