Assistant Majority Whip, Connecticut State House of Representatives, present

Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1998-2012

Member, East Hampton Democratic Town Committee, 1991-2012

Advance Person, Michigan Gubernatorial Candidate Sander Levin, 1974

Advisory Board Member, Connecticut Juvenile Training School

Member/Chair, East Hampton Board of Education, 1991-1998

Chair/Member, Connecticut City Commission on the Status of Women, 1985-1989

Fair Rent Commission, 1985-1987

Attorney/Partner, Friel and Hamm, 1996-present

Legislative Liaison, State Commission on Status of Women, 1986-1990

Attorney, Law Offices of Mel Silverman, 1984-1986

Attorney, Law Offices of Arthur Harris, 1979-1984

Legislative Aide, Connecticut State Representative John Mannix, 1979-1980

Law Clerk, Circuit Court Judge Raymond Kickbush, 1978

Member, Connecticut Rivers Alliance, 1998-present

Member, Connecticut Bar Association, 1979-present

Member, Chatham Historical Society

Member, Friends of East Hampton Library

Member, Rotary

Chair, Norwalk Commission on Women, 1980-1998

Chair, Norwalk, Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Center, 1980-1998

Board of Directors/Chair, Sexual Assault Crisis Services, 1992-1995

Board of Directors, Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, 1992-1994

Chair, State Relations Committee, Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, 1994

President/Member, League of Women Voters, 1981-1988

Incoporator/Member/Board of Directors/Chair, Women's Crisis Center, 1980-1987

Participant, Project Justice, Federal Court Systems, Valparaiso University School of Law, 1977

Pets (include names):

Cats: Fred, Scott, Lucky.

Spouse's Occupation:

Chair, East Hampton Board of Education; District Governor, Rotary Club.