Representative, Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 2005-2013

Chair, Committee to Elect Anna Murphy, 1999

Member, Massachusetts Democratic State Committee, 2004-present

Member, Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee, 1989-present

Former Chair/Treasurer, Boston Ward Five Democratic Committee

Vice Chair, Ways and Means Committee, present

Chair, Joint Committee on Education, 2009-2010

Member, Strategic Development Study Commitee, 1998-2000

Member, Citizens Advisory Committee, Boylston Square, 1998-1999

Vice President of Development, Jumpstart, 2003-present

Assistant Director of Human Resources, Boston Public Schools, 2000-2003

Associate General Counsel, Harcourt General, Incorporated, 1992-1999

Associate, Palmer and Dodge, 1987-1992

Board Member, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League Pro-Choice Massachusetts, 2003-present

Board Member, Women's Lunch Place, 2001-present

Board Member, Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay, 1997-present

Former President, Neighborhood Association of Back Bay

Member, Phi Beta Kappa

Reviewer, Innovations in American Government Awards, 2000-2002

Member, LeadBoston, 2002

Consultant/Grant Writer, Boston Aging Concerns - Young and Old United, 2000

Team Captain/Executive Member, City Year for a Day Serve-a-Thon, 1990-1992

President/Vice President, Public Interest Law Foundation, 1985-1987