Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 6, 2012-present

Candidate, Kansas State Board of Education, District 6, 2020

Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 69, 2010

Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 69, 1994-2010

Former Member, Education Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Education Planning, Kansas State House of Representatives

Substitute Teacher, Unified School District 305, 2012-present

Art Teacher/Department Chair, Unified School District 305, 1968-2008

2nd/4th Grade Teacher, Unified School Peabody, Kansas Elementary School, District 398, 1966-1968

Member and Committee Chair, Delta Kappa Gamma, 2002-present

Political Action Representative, Delta Kappa Mu Chapter, 2002-present

Member, Kansas Historical Society Advisory Board, 2001-present

Board Member, Hetzler Health Foundation, 1999-present

Member, Consumer Credit Counseling, 1998-present

Credit Counseling Board Member, Consumer Credit Counseling Advisory Committee, 1997-present

Member, National Art Education Association, 1997-present

Member, Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1988-present

Member/Officer, Kansas Art Education Association, National Art Education Association, 1979-present

Member/President, Salina National Education Association, Kansas National Education Association, National Education Association, 1966-present

Member, Board of Directors, Kansas Learning Center for Health, present

Member, Board of Directors, Kansas State High Schools Activities Association (KSHSAA), present

Member, Board of Directors, Masonic Literacy Center, Emporia State University, present

Member, Executive Board, Kansas State High Schools Activities Association (KSHSAA), present

Member, Kansas Prescription Drug and Opioid Advisory Committee, present

Representative, Kansas Teacher of the Year/Kansas Foundation for Excellence in Education, present

Chair, Policy Committee, Kansas State Board of Education, present

Representative, Public Education Positions Committee, National Association of State Boards of Education, present

Member, Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, present

Member, American Legislative Exchange Council

Member, Association of American University Women

Member, Council of State Government

Former Member, Emporia State University Alumni Board

President, Epsilon Sigma Alpha

Political Action Representative, Kansas Art Education Association

Member, Kansas Jaycee Women

Member, Kansas Jaycees

Member, Kansas Middle Level Education Association

Member, League of Women Voters

Former Member, Midwest State Legislatures

Former Member, National Conference of State Legislatures

President, Phi Delta Kappa

Member, Rotary Club

Member, Salina Jaycee Women

Member, Salina Jaycees

Member, United States Jaycee Women

Member, United States Salina Jaycees

Participant, Eisenhower Public Service Series, 2011

Treasurer, Kansas Art Education Association, 2006-2011

Board Member, Little House Adult Learning Advisory Committee, 1999-2003

Member, Site Council, Little House Adult Learning Advisory Committee, 1996- 2000

Board Member, Professional Practices, Kansas State Board of Education, 1984-1988

Member, Goals for Salina, Government Committee, 1982-1983

President, Jaycee Women, 1969-1983