Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Representative, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 42, 2000-2021

Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 42, 2020

Alderman, City of Louisville, 1982-2000

Former Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Education Committee, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Former Member, Health and Family Services Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Health and Welfare, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Environment, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Kentucky Career and Technical Education Task Force, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Former Member, Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Natural Resources and Energy Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, State Government Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Co-Chair, Task Force on Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Managing Partner, Red Cloud Agency, Limited Liability Company, 2005-present

Adjunct Professor, McKendree College

Former Adjunct Professor, University of Louisville

Associate Director of Outreach Programs/Associate Director of Development Programs/Associate Director of Admissions, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Louisville, 1990-2012

Career Planner, Jefferson County Public School System, 1988-1990

Law Clerk, Christian and Bynum, Bleiot Barnett and Shanks, Barber, Barnett, Etcetera, 1982-1988

Member, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2000-present

Commissioner, Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission, 1998-present

Member, Board of Directors, Seven Counties Services

Fellow/Advisory Board Member, Center for Policy Alternatives

Member, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels

Member, Kentucky Association of Blacks in Higher Education

Board Member, Kentucky Long-Range Policy Research

Board Member, Kentucky Native American Arts & Cultural Center

Member, Kentucky Polar Bear Club

Member, Kentucky Sportsmens Caucus

Member, Leadership Kentucky

Member, Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission

Member, National Black Caucus of State Legislators

Member, Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club

Honorary Member, Sunshine Seniors

Co-Chair, Status of Cemeteries in Kentucky, 2001

Founding Member, Kentucky Association of Black Scuba Divers, 1998-2000

Vice President/Regional Member, Kentucky Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, 1982-2000

Member, National Association of Black Scuba Divers, 1998-2000

Member, Neighborhood Housing Services of Louisville, 1990-2000

Member, Steering Committee, National League of Cities, 1982-2000

Member, Board of Directors, Kentucky Heritage Council, 1994-1998

Awards:

Ebony Magazine, Fifty Young Future Leaders
Louisville Magazine, People to Watch
Outstanding Young Men of America
Who's Who Among Emerging Leaders in America
Who's Who Among Black Americans
Who's Who in the South
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Adult Achiever Award