Assistant Majority Leader, Illinois State Senate, 2023-present

Midwest Regional Director, Board of Directors, Women in Government Foundation, Incorporated, 2018-present

Senator, Illinois State Senate, District 3, 2003-present

Former Majority Caucus Whip, Illinois State Senate

Majority Caucus Chair, Illinois State Senate, 2017-2023

Candidate, Illinois State Senate, District 3, 2018

Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Infrastructure

Member, Energy and Public Utilities Committee

Vice Chair, Executive Appointments

Member, Executive Committee

Member, Health and Human Services Committee

Member, Legislative Budget Oversight Commission

Former Member, Appropriations I, Illinois State Senate

Former Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Committee of the Whole, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Council on Aging

Former Member, Council on Disabilities

Former Vice Chair, Energy and Public Utilities Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Chair, Energy and Public Utilities Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Chair, Executive Subcommittee on Special Issues, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Gaming Committee, Illinois State Senate

Co-Chair, Health and Policy Task Force, present

Former Member, Human Services Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Human Services Subcommittee on Medicaid, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Human Services Subcommittee on Special Issues, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Public Health Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Redistricting Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Issues Relating to DCFS (Department of Children and Family Services), Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Procurement, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Redistricting I, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Special Issues, Illinois State Senate

Owner, M. Hunter Associates, 2001-present

Former Managing Director, Center for Health and Human Services, Johannesburg, South Africa

Former Director, Chicago Housing Authority, Service Connector Program

Vice President, Human Resources Development Institute, 1982-2000

Lifetime Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration, 2006-present

Member, Board of Directors, Central Credit Union of Illinois, present

Member, National Advisory Committee, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Health Policy Institute, present

Member, Theta Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, present

Member, Council of State Governments, present

Member, Advisory Board, Illinois Sports Faculty, 2000-2001

Awards:

Legislator of the Year, 2006