Representative, Delaware State House of Representatives, District 2, 2010-present

Candidate, Delaware State House of Representatives, District 2, 2022

President Pro Tempore, Wilmington City Council, 2008-2010

Member, Wilmington City Council, 1992-2010

Member, Appropriations Committee

Chair, Gaming and Parimutuels Committee

Member, Joint Committee on Finance

Member, Labor Committee

Member, Veterans Affairs Committee

Member, Delaware Black Caucus, present

Former Member, Gaming and Parimutuels Committee, Delaware State House of Representatives

Former Member, Health and Human Development Committee, Delaware State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Housing and Community Affairs Committee, Delaware State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee, Delaware State House of Representatives

Former Member, Revenue and Finance Committee, Delaware State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis and Government Accountability) Committee, Delaware State House of Representatives

Former Educator, Christina School District

Member, 100 Black Women, present

Member, Board of Communities in School, present

Member, Knights of Saint Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary, present

Lector, Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, present

Founder, Burton-Phelan Memorial Scholarship Program

Lifetime Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated

Former Member, Democratic City Committee

Founder/Former Troop Leader, Girl Scouts Troop No. 143

Former Member, National Political Congress of Women