Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2002-present

Candidate, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 61, 2020

Member, Appropriations Committee

Member, Game, Fish, and Parks Committee

Member, Human Relations and Aging Committee

Member, Judiciary Committee

Member, Small Business Development Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Agribusiness, Logistics, and Manufacturing

Member, Subcommittee on Public Safety

Member, Game, Fish & Parks Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020, 2021-2022, 2023-present

Member, Judiciary Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020, 2021-2022, 2023-present

Member, Human Relations & Aging Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020, 2021-2022, 2023-present

Member, Small Business Development Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020, 2021-2022, 2023-present

Member, Appropriations Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2021-2022, 2023-present

Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Georgia State House of Representatives

President and Chief Executive Officer, Saving Our Society PreTrial Intervention, Limited Liability Corporation, 2012-present

Former Vice President of Human Resources, American Hospital Supply

Former Vice President of Human Resources, Atlanta Life Financial Group

Former Vice President of Human Resources, Burger King Corporation

Former Intern, Jackson, Peterson, Parks and Franklin Law Firm

Former Vice President of Human Resources, NationWide Credit Corporation

Former Reserve Officer, Training Corps

Vice President, Human Resources, Atlanta Life Financial Group, 2004-2010

Former Battalion Executive Officer/Company Commander, Saint Emma Military Academy, 1971-1975

Board Member, All Children are Special, present

Member, Board of Trustees, Interdenominational Theological Center, present

Post Seat Holder, Democratic Party, present

Board Member, Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority, Incorporated, present

Member, National Black Caucus of State Legislators, present

Member, Usher Board, Cascade United Methodist Church, present

Former Delegate, Democratic National Convention

Former Member, Georgia State Education Committee

Former Member, Georgia State Insurance Committee

Former Member, Georgia State Intergovernmental Coordination Committee

Former Member, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee

Former President, Parent Teacher Association, A. Philip Randolph Elementary School

Former President, Parent Teacher Association, Ben Hill Pre-School

Former Member, West End Rotary Club

Former Vice President, Young Democrats of Georgia

Former Member, Georgia State Motor Vehicles Committee, 2009-2010

Awards:

Legislator of the Year, Council on Aging, 2003;
Community Service Awards, Atlanta Police Department and WSB TV

Number of Grandchildren:

3 Grandchildren