Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Tenth Plymouth, 2015-present

Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Tenth Plymouth, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020

Councilor, Ward 6, City Council, Massachusetts, 2006-2015

Member, Joint Committee on Elder Affairs

Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Member, Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Former Member, Bonding, Capital Expenditure and State Assets Committee, Massachusetts State House of Representatives

Former Member, Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Global Warming and Climate Change Committee, Massachusetts State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Veterans and Federal Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Public Service Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee, Massachusetts State House of Represntatives

Former Employee, Courageous Sailing Center

Former Employee, New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans

Former Employee, Pine Street Inn

Former Employee, Saint Francis House

Former Employee, Young Women's Christian Association

Director, Development for South Coastal Counties Legal Services, 2010-2014

Member, Alternatives for Community and Environment

Member, Brockton Democrat City Committee

Member, Brockton Garden Club

Member, Brockton Interfaith Community

Member, Coalition for Social Justice

Member, DW Fields Park Association

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

Leader, Residents Against the Trash Transfer Station

Awards:

Received the: 'Unsung Heroine' Award in 2009
Presented by: Mass. Commission on the Status of Women
Nominated by: State Representative Christine Canavan

Received the: 'Women of the Year Award' in 2012
Presented by: Brockton Commission on Women's Issues.

Favorite Movie:

O Brother Where Art Though, How Green is My Valley, All Wes Anderson films, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, All most any costume drama (period film)

Favorite Musician:

Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Brubeck, Billy Holiday, Johnny Cash, Debussey, Bjork

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Spending time with family, friends and pets; walking at D.W. Field Park, gardening, undertaking DIY projects on my first-home (its a real fixer-upper; reading and watching movies.

Pets (include names):

Pets, Bailador (dog), Charlie & Gink (cats)