Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 17, 1994-2014

Deputy Majority Whip, Maryland State Senate, 2003-2006

Assistant Deputy Majority Whip, Maryland State Senate, 2000-2002

Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1978-1994

Senate Secretary, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2004-present

Member, Attainment Plan Task Force, Department of the Environment, 2000-present

Chair, Task Force on Genetic Technologies and Public Policy, National Conference of State Legislatures, 1998-present

Former Chair, Economic Development, Transportation, and Cultural Development Committee, Southern Legislative Conference

Member, National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, 1998-present

Member, Transportation Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2004-present

Member, Women's Political Caucus

Member, Joint Audit Committee, Maryland State Senate, 1999-2011

Co-Chair, Task Force to Study Nanobiotechnology, 2010-2011

Member, Commission to Study the Title Insurance Industry in Maryland, 2008-2010

Member, Maryland Alcohol Safety Action Program Committee, 2010

Member, Task Force to Combat Driving under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol, 2007-2008

Member, Joint Committee on the Election of the State Treasurer, 2007

Member, Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, 1998-2004

Senate Chair, Maryland-Virginia-District of Columbia Joint Legislative Commission on Interstate Transportation, 2000-2003

Vice Chair, Special Commission on Legislative Prayer, Maryland State Senate, 2003

Member, Task Force to Study Lighting Efficiency and Light Pollution in Maryland, 2001-2002

Member, School Board Composition Task Force, Montgomery County, 2000-2001

Member, Special Committee on Gaming, 2001

Member, State Advisory Council on Nutrition, 1996-2000

Member, Governor's Task Force on Childproof Guns, 1999

Member, Maryland Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1998-1999

Member, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1993-1994

House Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1991-1994

Member, Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1987-1994

Member, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1979-1994

Member, State Commission on Physical Fitness, 1981-1989

Co-Chair, Governor's Task Force on Senior Citizen Activity Centers, 1983-1988

Member, Montgomery County Health Services Planning Board, 1974-1978

President, Forehand Antiques and Interiors, 1970-present

Experience, Juvenile Court Probation Counselor

Experience, Statistician

Experience, Teacher

Member, Advisory Board, Friends of Seneca Creek

Member, American Association of University Women

Former Member, Asbury Methodist Homes

Member, Board Member, Hospice Caring

Member, Board Member, Maryland College of Art and Design

Member, Board Member, Montgomery Anti-Tobacco Coalition

Member, Board Member, Rockville Arts Place

Member, Board Member, University of Maryland Center for Political Leadership

Former Chair, Citizens’ Advisory Board for Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents

Alternate Member, Executive Committee, Southern Legislative Conference, 2008-present

Member, Gaithersburg Historic Preservation Association

Member, Girl Scout Advisory Council

Member, Lung Association

Member, Maryland Community Mental Health Council

Member, Maryland Tourism Development Board, 2007-present

Member, Methodist Board of Church and Society

Member, Montgomery County Arts Council

Member, National Conference of State Legislatures

Member, National Institutes of Health Bio-Safety Committee

Founding Member, National State Legislative Advisory Board on Women and Bioethics, 2006-present

Member, Peerless Historic Preservation Association

Member, Rockville Economic Development Council

Member, Rockville Historic Preservation Association

Member, Sierra Club

President, Women's Legislative Network, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2000-2001

Member, Executive Board, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1994-2000

President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1995-1996

Awards:

Betty Tyler Public Affairs Award, Planned Parenthood of Maryland, 1992. Margaret Brent Trailblazer Award, Women's Bar Association of Maryland, 1993. Technology Leadership Award, Suburban Maryland High Technology Council, 1993. Community Service Award, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. Humanities Award, Maryland Association of Historical and Cultural Museums. President's Award, Maryland College of Art and Design. Outstanding Advocate, Montgomery Arts Council. Peabody Medallion award, The Johns Hopkins University. Founder's Award, Family and Infant Care Center. Legislator of the Year, Montgomery Medical Society, 1993. President's Award for Service, Asbury Village, 1996. Leadership Award, Washington Board of Trade, 1998, 2001. Senator of the Year Award for Child Abuse Legislation, Maryland's State's Attorneys Association, 1998. Distinguished Citizen Award, Alpha Gamma Delta International, 1999. Award, Maryland Municipal League, 1999. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 1999, 2001, 2003 (Circle of Excellence). Award of Excellence, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), 2002. Distinguished Legislator Award, Maryland Impaired Driving Coalition, 2003. Citizen of the Year, Rockville Chamber of Commerce, 2003. Life Membership Award, Rockville Senior Center, 2003. Woman of the Year, Montgomery County Business and Professional Women, 2003. Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League, 2004. Clean Air Advocate Award, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, 2005. Certificate of Appreciation, Committee for Montgomery, 2005. Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League, 2005. Certificate of Appreciation, Ridge School of Montgomery County, 2005. Maryland State Senator of the Year, Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, 2006. Biotechnology Leadership Award, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, 2006.