Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1995-2003, 2007-present

Member, Alternate Dispute Resolution Commission

Board Member, Character Counts

Legislative Liason, Committee for Frederick

Representative, National Conference of State Legislators

Deputy Majority Whip, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1998-2003

Candidate, Maryland Senate, District 3, 2002

Women Legislators of Maryland, 1995-2003, 2007-present, 1995-2003, 2007-present

Experience, Attorney General/Lieutenant Governor's Task Force on Family Values

Experience, Maryland and Virginia Legislative Transportation Commission

Experience, Public Safety Technology Task Force

Member, Family Violence Council, 1995-2002

Member, Governor's Flood Mitigation Task Force for Western Maryland, 1996-2002

Co-Chair, Legislative Action Team, Family Violence Council, 1996-2002

Virginia-Maryland-District of Columbia Joint Legislative Commission on Interstate Transportation, 2000-2002

Maryland Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission, 1999-2002

Special Commission on State Parks, 1999-2000

Child-Care Administration Advisory Council, 1998-2000

Co-Chair, Task Force on Funding for the Maryland School for the Deaf, 1996

Affordable Housing Commission, Frederick County, 1993-1995

Member, Political Committee, Commission for Women, Frederick County, 1993-1995

Adjunct Professor, Frostburg State University, 1997-1998

Executive Director, Heartly House, Incorporated, 1986-1997

Program Specialist, Frederick Job Training Agency, 1985-1986

Freelance Writer, Damascus/Mt. Airy Gazette, 1983-1985

Frederick County Consortium of Human Service Providers, 1987-present

Women's Alliance of Maryland, Board Member, 1986-present

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Abuse, 1986-present

Experience, Democratic Club of Frederick

Experience, Frederick Exchange Club

Experience, Maryland Alliance of Non-Profit Organizations

Legislative Chair, Maryland Women's Legislative Caucus

Advisory Board Member, Mediation and Conflict Resolution

Experience, Rotary Club of Carroll Creek

Past President, Women Legislators of Maryland

Member, Workforce Reduction Committee

Coordinating Authority for People Services, 1989-1991