Former Member, Board of Education, Long Beach Unified School District

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 54, 2008-2014

Vice Mayor, City of Long Beach, 2006-2008

Member, Long Beach City Council, 2001-2008

Member, Advisory Board, Creative Options Youth Commission

Board Member, Community Development Advisory Commission

Board Member, Downtown Strategic Planning Task Force

Member, Gateway Cities Council of Governments

Founder, Homeless Advisory Commission

Representative, Long Beach, Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority

Representative, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, South Coast Air Quality Management District

Member, Mobile Source Review, South Coast Air Quality Management District

Chair, Operations Committee, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles County

Member, Planning and Programming Committee, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles County

Vice Chair, Womens Caucus, California State Assembly, present

Vice Chair, Mayors Task Force on Homelessness, 1987-1988

Mental Health Consultant, Centro de la Raza

Mental Health Consultant, HeadStart

Mental Health Consultant, League of United Latin American Citizens

Experience, Licensed Therapist

Member, Advisory Board, Buffum Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)

Member, Advisory Board, Flossie Lewis Recovery Center

Member, Asian Advisory Committee, Long Beach Police Chief’s

Member, Board of Directors, International City Theatre

Member, National League of Cities

Board Member, Saint Mary Medical Center Foundation

Member, Social Work Community Advisory Committee, California State University, Long Beach

Member, Southeast Resource Recovery Facility

Board Member, West End Community Association