Minority Whip, Ohio State Senate, 2015-2019

Senator, Ohio State Senate, 2010-2019

Assistant Minority Whip, Ohio State Senate, 2012-2015

Minority Whip, Ohio State Senate, 2011-2012

Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2002-2010

Member, Black Women Democratic Caucus

Former Member, Civil Justice Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, Commerce and Labor Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Secretary, Correctional Institution Inspection Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Finance Subcommittee on Corrections, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Finance Subcommittee on Health and Medicaid, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Government Oversight and Reform Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, Health, Human Services and Aging Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Health, Human Services and Medicaid Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Legislative Service Commission, Ohio State Senate

Member, Maumee River Crossing Task Force

Member, National Black Caucus of State Legislators

First Vice President, Ohio Legislative Black Caucus

Member, Ohio Women's Democratic Caucus

Former Member, Rules and Reference Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, State and Local Government Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Transportation, Commerce and Workforce Committee, Ohio State Senate

Municipal Employee, City of Toledo

Member, A. Phillip Randolph Institute

Member, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Retiree Chapter 1184, 1992-2002

Member, Braden United Methodist Church

Member, Democratic Women's Club

Member, Executive Women Golf Association

Founder, Greater Toledo Urban League

Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Member, Toledo Correctional Institution Advisory Board

Board Member, Toledo Urban League, 1996-2002

Awards:

Inaugural "ROSA" Award, Toledo Board of Community Relations; 2007 Milestone Award recipient, Toledo YWCA; 2007 Pacesetter Award, WILL/WAND; 2009 Legislative Children's Champion Award, Children's Defense Fund of Ohio; 2011 Legislative Leadership Award, Action Ohio; 2012 Kente Stole, African American Legacy Project

Number of Grandchildren:

six