Commissioner, Public Lands, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, 2008-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Washington, District 5, 2006

Member, Okanogan School Board, 1998-2005

Appointed, Director of Agriculture, Washington State, 1993

Chair, Board of Natural Resources, State of Washington

Chair, Forest Practices Board, State of Washington

Chair, Governor's Council on Biodiversity, 2004-2005

Member, Okanogan School Board, 1998-2005

Chair, Governor's Council for a Sustainable Washington, 2002-2003

Chair, Governor's Council on Agriculture and the Environment, 1994-1996

Wildland Firefighter, Okanogan County, District 8

Owner, Scientific Research Facility, present

Director of Agriculture, State of Washington, 1993

Former Chair, Board of Farming and the Environment

Member, Advisory Board, Washington State University-University of Washington Policy Consensus Center, 2003-2008

Member, Board of Regents, Washington State University, 1996-2005

President, Board of Regents, Washington State University, 1999-2000

Founder, Board of Farming and the Environment, 1999