Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 188, 1985-2021

Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 188, 2018

Former Chair, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Legislative Assistant, Office of the Mayor of Philadelphia, 1984-1985

Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Drexel University, 1970-1984

Member, Board of Directors, Christian Street Branch, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), 1997-present

Board Member, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, 1996-present

Member, Board of Directors, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1993-present

Member, Board of Trustees, Community College of Philadelphia, 1993-present

Member, Board of Directors, Child Crisis Treatment Center, 1986-present

Member, Democratic Ward Executive Committee, 1974-present

Member, Executive Committee, Boy Scouts of America, 1970-present

Member, Board of Directors, Cradle of Liberty Council

Member, Board of Directors, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Member, Board of Trustees, International House

Member, Board, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1990-1996

Member, Democratic State Committee, 1984-1990