Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 13, 1994-2019

Chair, Howard County Delegation, 2001-2004

Member, Maryland Green Caucus, 1996-present

Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (formerly Maryland Legislative Black Caucus), 1995-present

Member, Judicial Nominating Committee, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2000-present

Member, Redistricting Committee, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2000-present

Former Member, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Vice Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Chair, Election Law Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2015-2017

Member, Vice Chair's Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2013-2017

Chair, Finance Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007-2013

Member, Work Group to Consider Gaming Expansion, 2012

Member, Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2006

Member, Capital Budget Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2002-2006

Acting Chair, Education and Economic Development Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2006

Vice Chair, Education and Economic Development Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2002-2006

Chair, Oversight Committee on Personnel, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2004-2006

Member, Juvenile Justice Workgroup, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2005

Member, Joint Committee on Investigation, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1995-2004

Member, Special Committee on Higher Education Affordability and Accessibility, 2003-2004

Member, State Planning Committee for Higher Education, 2004

Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003

Member, Study Panel, Funding Needs of Trauma Centers, 2001-2003

Member, Oversight Committee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2002

Member, Gaming [gambling] Law and Regulation Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1995-1998

Member, Task Force on Youth Citizenship and Violence Prevention of Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 1995-1996

Member, Explosives Advisory Council, 1984-1989

Member, Industrial Development Authority, Howard County, 1984

Chair, Business Administration Department, Morgan State University

Former Administrative Aide, Former North Carolina Governor Dan K. Moore

Justice, 1995-1996

Special Assistant to U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, 1987-1993

Judge, Howard County Orphans' Court, 1990

Associate Professor, Business Law and Legal Environment, Morgan State University, 1974

Member, American Business Law Association

Deputy Campaign Manager, United States Senator Barbara Mikulski, 1986

Awards:

Recognition of high scholastic achievement, Sigma Beta Delta, 1994

Award, National Black Women's Consciousness-Raising Association, 1996

Adoption Visionary Award, Department of Human Resources, 1999

Achievement Award, Association of Retarded Citizens of Howard County, 2000

Citizen of the Year Award, Tau Pi Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., 2003

Distinguished Legislator Award, University of Maryland University College Alumni Association, 2000

Outstanding Conservationist, Audubon Society of Central Maryland, 2004

Outstanding Legislative Leadership Award, Association of Retarded Citizens of Maryland, 1996

Environmental Leadership Award, Maryland League of Conservation Voters, 2000

Legislative Appreciation Award, Maryland Association of Community Services, 2002

Appreciation Award, Maryland Classified Employees Association, 2005

Educator of the Year, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, 1991

Conservationist of the Year Award, Audubon Society of Central Maryland, 2001

Senator James Clark, Jr. Award for distinguished public service, Howard County Democratic Central Committee, 2004