Speaker, Maryland State House of Representatives, 2019-present

Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 10, 1997-present

Candidate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 10, 2022

Speaker Pro Tempore, Maryland State House of Representatives, 2003-2019

Member, Consent Calendars Committee

Member, Joint COVID-19 Response Legislative Working Group

Co-Chair, Legislative Policy Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Management

Chair, Endorsement Committee, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2001-present

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

Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (formerly Maryland Legislative Black Caucus), 1997-present

Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1997-present

Member, Consent Calendars Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, present

Co-Chair, Legislative Policy Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, present

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, Maryland House of Delegates

Former Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Oversight Committee on Personnel, Maryland State House of Delegates

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

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Capital Budget, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Education and Economic Development, Maryland State House of Delegates

Member, Health and Human Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2011-2013

Member, Education and Economic Development Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2004-2010

House Chair, Joint Legislative Workgroup to Study State, County, and Municipal Fiscal Relationships, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2009-2010

Member, Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment, 2008

House Chair, Special Committee on State Employee Rights and Protections, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2005-2006

Member, Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1997-2003

Member, Capital Budget Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2003

Member, Finance Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003

Vice Chair, Oversight Committee on Personnel of the Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2003

Member, Oversight Committee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2003

Member, Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1997-2003

Member, Tax and Revenue Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003

Member, Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003

Secretary, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2000-2002

Member, Budget Committee, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2000

Member, Ethics Committee, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2000

Deputy Director, Office of Human Resources, Baltimore County, 2011-2014

Executive Director, Office of Fair Practices and Community Affairs, Baltimore County, 1994-2010

Part-Time Columnist, The Baltimore Times, 1990-2000

Director, Office of Minority Affairs and Fair Practices, Baltimore County, 1986-1994

Assistant to Baltimore County Executive, Baltimore County Government, 1979-1986

Assistant to the Assistant Director, Central Services, Baltimore County Government, 1976-1979

Member, State House Trust, 2019-present

Member, School of Public Policy External Advisory Board, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2016-present

Member, Budgets and Revenue Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2005-present

Member, Woman Power Incorporated, 1987-present

Board Member, American Cancer Society

Former Panelist, Baltimore County Bar Association

Former Panelist, Baltimore County Board of Education

At-Large Member, Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee

Member, Baltimore County Leadership Alumni Board

Member, Baltimore Neighborhoods, Incorporated

Member, Coalition Opposed to Violence and Extremism (COVE)

Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Member, National Forum for Black Public Administrators

Former Mentor, Partnership for Success Program, Deer Park Elementary School

Member, Tenth District Democratic Club

Member, Governor's P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland, 2015-2019

Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2008

Member, Board of Stewards, Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2003

Member, We Are Family Community Development Center, 2003

President-Elect, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2002-2003

Board Member, Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland, 2002

First Vice President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2001-2002

Second Vice President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2000-2001

Member, Coalition of 100 Black Women, 1990-1997

Member, Liberty/Randallstown Coalition, 1995-1997

Board Member, The Friends of Benjamin Banneker Historical Park, 1987-1997

Member, Trial Court Judicial Nominating Commission, Third Commission District, 1991-1995

Awards:

Community Services Award, Baltimore Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 1991

Award of Appreciation for Outstanding Services to the Asian/Indian Community, 1993

Valued Hours Award, The Fullwood Foundation, 1995

Meritorious Service Award, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., 1996

Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2002, 2004, 2007

Award of Appreciation, Baltimore County Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1996

Service Above Self Award for Outstanding Public Service, Woodlawn/Westview Rotary, 1999

John R. Hargreaves Distinguished Legislative Fellow, Salisury University, 2012

Citizens Award, Baltimore County Police Department, 1993

Delegate of the Year, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association, 1998

Parren J. Mitchell Award, Maryland Association of Equal Opportunity Professionals, 1999

Living Legacy Award, Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum, 2001

Award of Excellence, Women in Government Services, 2003

Governor's Certificate of Merit for outstanding contributions in field of victims' rights and services, 1997

Outstanding Alumna of the Year, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2003