Senator, Minnesota State Senate, 1992-2011

Research Director, United States Senator Wellstone’s Campaign, 1990

Research Director, Wellstone for Senate Campaign, 1990

Member, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans

Member, Legislative Electric Energy Task Force

Member, Legislative Energy Commission

Member, Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources

Community Advisory Board, National Children’s Study, present

Member, NextGen Energy Board

Co-Chair, Minnesota’s Green Jobs Task Force, 2008-2009

Member, Female Offender Task Force, 1993-2000

Member, Midwest Radioactive Waste Committee, 1998-2000

Former Clerk, Legal Services and Proyecto Libertad

Former Community Faculty, Metropolitan State University

Faculty, University of Minnesota, 2009

Attorney, Minnesota Education Association, 1990-1992

Trial Attorney, Hennepin County Public Defender's Office, 1987-1990

Law Clerk, Judge Gary Crippen, Minnesota Court of Appeals, 1987-1988

Board Member, PEOPLE, Incorporated, 1998-present

Member, Coalition of Legislators for Energy Action Now

Former Board Member, Como Lake Strategic Management

Member, Council of State Governments’ Midwestern Legislative Conference, Energy Committee

Member, Hampden Park Foods Co-operative, present

Member, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council

Former Board Member, Lifetrack Resources

Board Member, Minnesota Project Innovation

Member, Mississippi Market Co-operative, present

Member, National Conference of State Legislatures, Agriculture, Environment and Energy Committee

Member, National Conference of State Legislatures, Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce Committee

Member, National Conference of State Legislatures, High-Level Radioactive Waste Working Group

Board Member, North End/South Como Living at Home/Block Nurse Program

Board Member, Saint Paul Youth Services

Member, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Center for Violence Prevention and Control