Senator, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, District 38, 2004-2014

Council Member, City of Pittsburgh, 1988-2003

Council President, City of Pittsburgh, 1994-1997

Member, Biotechnology Caucus

Former Member, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Co-Chair, Green Government Task Force

Member, Life Science Caucus

Member, Lupus Caucus

Member, Pittsburgh Economic and Industrial Development Corporation

Commissioner, Pittsburgh Model Cities

Board Treasurer, Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority

No professional experience on file.

Member, Alle-Kiski Coalition

Member, Allegheny Cemetery Historical Society

Member, Allegheny Valley Chamber of Commerce

Member, Allegheny-Kiski Valley Historical Society

Member, Alpha House

Member, American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta

Member, American Public Gardens Association

Member, American Public Health Association

Member, Americans for Democratic Action

Trustee, Carnegie Mellon

Member, Casino Theatre Renovation Foundation

Member, Coalition to Counter Hate Crime

Chair, Community Action Pittsburgh

Director, Community Health Advocacy Network

Member, Democratic State Committee

Member, Firearms Owners Against Crime

Member, Highland Park Community Club

Member, Hyde Park Museum Historical Room

Member, Lawrenceville Corporation

Member, Lawrenceville Moose #581

Member, Lawrenceville United

Life Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Member, Pennsylvania Alliance for Jobs and Energy

President, Pittsburgh Neighborhood Alliance

Member, Preservation Pittsburgh

Member, Roaring Run Watershed

Member, Save Nabisco Action Coalition

Member, Sierra Club

Member, Sons of Italy, Lodge 2746

Member, Strongland Chamber of Commerce

Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Jene-Mager Post Number 278

Member, Victorian Vandergrift Museum and Historical Society