Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 120, 1992-2015

Changed Political Parties, from Democrat to Republican, November 2006

Member, Greene County Board of Education, 1980-1992

Chair/Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health, present

Member, Human Relations and Aging Committee, present

Former Vice Chair, Appropriations Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives

Member, Appropriations Committee, present

Chair, Georgia Nonpublic Post Secondary Education Commission

Former Chair, House Tourism Study Committee

Former Chair, Industrial Relations Committee

Member, Rules Committee, present

Member, Transportation Committee, present

Secretary, Transportation Committee, present

Former Ex-Officio, Ways and Means Committee

Member, Special Committee on Civil Justice Reform, 2005

Member, Greene County Board of Commissioners, 1972-1980

Founder, Real Estate Holding Company, Channell Enterprises, present

Founder, Corner Pantry Food Marts, 1966-1990

Co-Owner, Channell Super Value, 1963-1972

Member, Board of Directors, Georgia Cities Foundation, present

Member, Board of Directors, National Association of Convenience Stores, present

Member, Board of Governors, Mercer University School of Medicine, present

Member/Lay Leader, First United Methodist Church of Greensboro, present

Trustee, Georgia College Foundation, present

Founding Member, Greene County Rotary Club, present

Co-Organizer, Greene County Youth Baseball Program, present

Member, Young President's Club, present

Member, Board of Directors, Central and Southern Bank of Greensboro

Member, Board of Directors, Georgia Retail Grocers Association

President, Greene County Chamber of Commerce, 1966-1967