Senator, Maryland State Senate, 1987-2007

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Maryland, District 3, 2006

Majority Whip, Maryland State Senate, 2000-2002

Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1976, 2000

Delegate, Maryland House of Delegates Districts 12 and 11, 1979-1987

Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee, 2004-present

Attainment Plan Task Force, Department of the Environment, 2003-present

State Board of Spinal Cord Injury Research, 2001-present

Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes, 2000-present

State Advisory Council on Medical Records Privacy and Confidentiality, 2000-present

Women's Health Promotion Council, 1999-present

Member, Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee, 1998-present

State Advisory Council on Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness, 1998-present

Member, National Conference of State Legislatures, 1984-present

Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1979-present

Baltimore County Commission for Women, 1977-present

Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005

State Advisory Council on Pain Management, 2002-2004

Senate Special Commission on Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance, 2004

Co-Chair, Advisory Council on Attention Deficit Disorder, 2000-2003

Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 1996, 2002, 2003

State Advisory Council on Pain Management, 2002

State Advisory Council on Quality of Care at the End of Life, 2002

Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, 2000-2001

Attorney General's Advisory Board on Ways that the Legal System Affects Care at the End of Life, 1997-1999

Task Force to Study Uses of Methylphenidate and Other Drugs on School Children, 1997-1999

Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Facilities, 1999

Senate Chair, Joint Legislative Task Force on Organ and Tissue Donations, 1997-1998

Maryland Greenways Commission, 1993-1997

Task Force on Multiracial Designations, 1997

Member, Task Force on Drug-Addicted Offenders, 1995-1996

Sound Barrier Review Panel, 1995-1996

Task Force to Study Health Professional-Client Sexual Exploitation, 1994-1996

Long-Term Managed Care Advisory Committee, 1996

Co-Chair, Governor's Task Force on Assisted Living, 1995

Governor's Advisory Council on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), 1987-1991

Governor's Task Force to Study the Crisis in Nursing, 1987-1988

Governor's Commission on Black and Minority Health, 1986-1988

Task Force on Violence and Extremism, 1983-1987

Task Force on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), 1985-1987

Licensed Practical Nurse Study Group, 1982-1985

Commission on Nursing Issues in Maryland, 1980-1982

Myasthenia Graves Specialist, Acute Stroke Unit, University of Maryland Hospital

Public Health School Nurse, Baltimore County Department of Health

Night Charge Nurse Emergency Room, Mt. Sinai Hospital

Clinical Instructor, Psychiatric Nursing, Tuskegee Institute

Experience, Resident Camp Nurse

Head Nurse, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Mt. Sinai Hospital

Board of Trustees, Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Foundation, Incorporated, 2001-present

Executive Committee, National Association of Jewish Legislators Executive Committee, 1997-present

Board of Trustees, Transplant Resource Center of Maryland, Incorporated, 1997-present

Board Member, Jewish Family Services, 1995-present

Experience, B'Nai B'Rith Women

Experience, Beth Am Synagogure

Advisory Board, Center for Health Workforce Development

Board of Trustees, Group for the Independent Learning Disabled

Experience, Hadassah

Honorary Board Member, Juvenile Diabetes Association

Experience, Maryland Bar Association Committee on Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Medical Advisory Board, Maryland Organ Procurement Center, Incorporated

Advisory Board, Medical Eye Bank of Maryland

Experience, Na'Amat

Board of Directors, National Council of Jewish Women

Graduate Advisory Council, Notre Dame College

Experience, Organization for Rehabilitation and Training

Board of Directors, Progress Unlimited, Incorporated

Board of Directors, Sheppard & Enoch Pratt Hospital

Advisor to Board of Directors, United Way Community Partnership of Baltimore County

Nursing Faculty Associate, University of Maryland School of Nursing, 1998-2001

President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1986-1987

Member, Chancellor's Commission on Status of Women at University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1979

Secretary, Baltimore County Commission for Women, 1977-1978