Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, present
Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Zero Based Budgeting, present
Member, Higher Education Committee, present
Chair, Minority Caucus, Georgia State House of Representatives, 1999-present
Member, Rules Committee, 1986-present
Member, Appropriations Committee, 1981-present
Member, Executive Committee, National Black Caucus of State Legislatures, 1980-present
Chair, Rules Committee, 1999-2003
Member, Budget Responsibility Oversight Committee, 1993-2003
Chair, University System of Georgia Committee, 1993-1999
Chair, Fiscal Affairs and Oversight Committee, Assembly on Legislature, National Conference of State Legislatures, 1993-1994
Chair, Martin Luther King, Jr. Georgia State Holiday Commission, 1991-1999
Co Chair, Workers’ Compensation TASK Force, National Conference of State Legislatures, 1991-1993
Chair, Industrial Relations Committee, 1990-1993
Member, Executive Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, Washington, DC, 1986-1989
Member, Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee, 1983-1999/2001-2003
President, Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials, 1982-1987
National Secretary, National Black Caucus of State Legislators, 1980-1990
Chair, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, 1979-1981
Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Economic Development, Georgia State House of Representatives

Member, Board of Trustees, Atlanta University School of Social Work, present
Chair, Fort Valley State University Foundation, present
Member, Board of Trustees, Fort Valley State University Foundation, present
Member, Board of Trustees, Jack D. Hughston Foundation, present
Member, Board of Trustees, Medical College of Georgia Foundation, present
Member, Board of Trustees, Morehouse School of Medicine, present
Chair, Synovus Foundation, present
Chief Executive Officer, Synovus Foundation, present
Former President, Fort Valley State University National Alumni Association