Former Agenda Chair, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, 2007-2016

Former Minority Ranking Member, Federal and State Affairs Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Member, Joint Committee on Economic Development

Court Appointed, Special Advocate

Teacher, Kansas Districts, Grades 7-12

Board Member, Door Step Incorporated

Member, First Methodist Church

Board Member, Friends of Cedar Crest

Local President, Kansas National Education Association

Awards:

National Alliance of Mental Illness Legislator of the Year, 2010

Spiral of Influence, Kansas City Organization of Women Enterprises