President Pro Tempore, Delaware State Senate, 2021-present

Senator, Delaware State Senate, District 8, 1990-present

Candidate, Delaware State Senate, District 8, 2022

Member, Corrections & Public Safety Committee

Member, Education Committee

Chair, Executive Committee

Chair, Legislative Council

Vice Chair, Rules & Ethics Committee

Member, Veterans Affairs Committee

Former Vice Chair, Banking, Business & Insurance Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Chair, Bond Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Chair, Capital Improvement Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Member, Capital Improvement Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Member, Elections & Government Affairs Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Member, Energy and Transit Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Member, Insurance & Telecommunications Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Chair, Joint Capital Improvement (Bond) Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Capital Improvement, Delaware State Senate

Former Member, Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Co-Chair, New Castle County Local Service Functions Task Force, Delaware State Senate

Former Member, Sunset Committee, Delaware State Senate

Member, Corrections & Public Safety Committee, Delaware State Senate, 2023-2024

Member, Education Committee, Delaware State Senate, 2023-2024

Chair, Executive Committee, Delaware State Senate, 2023-2024

Vice Chair, Rules & Ethics Committee, Delaware State Senate, 2023-2024

Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, Delaware State Senate, 2023-2024

Spin Instructor, YMCA of Delaware, 1999-present

Spinning Instructor, Hockessin Athletic Club

Senior Lab Technician, DuPont Experimental Station, 1981-2015

Teacher, Newcastle County Public Schools, 1978-1981

Steelworker, Phoenix Steel, 1977-1978

Adoptive Activity Specialist, West End Neighborhood House, 1977-1978

Member, Southern Region Education Board, 1998-present

Board Member, Dupont Experimental Station Credit Union, 1996-present

Member, Commissioner/Steering Committee, Education Commission of the States, 1992-present

Former Member, Advance Educator Compensation and Careers Committee

Member, Advisory Board, Science Alliance

Director, Board of Directors, Diamond State Port Corporation

Member, Business Public Education Council

Board Member, Civic League for New Castle County

Member, Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council

Board Member, Delaware Science, Math and Technology Education Foundation

Former Member, Enrollment Preference Task Force

Member, International Education Study Group, National Council of State Governments

Former Member, School District Consolidation Task Force

Member, Select Committee, Superstars for Education, Delaware State Chamber of Commerce

Member, Supervisory Committee, DuPont Experimental Station Credit Union

Member, Teacher Certification Standards, Professional Standards Council

Board Member, Newark Charter School, 2005-2006

Member, Education Improvement Commission, 1995-1996

Co-Chair, Maintenance Association Task Force, 1995-1996

Co-Chair, Truancy Task Force, 1996

Legislative Liaison, Delaware Health Care Commission, 1993-1994

Favorite Quote:

"Our lives begin to end when we remain silent about things that matter" - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Pets (include names):

one dog named Scout