Senator, North Carolina State Senate, District 28, 2011-present

Former Deputy Democratic Leader, North Carolina State Senate

Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 29, 2024

Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 28, 2020

Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 28, 2020

Member, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

Member, Appropriations/Base Budget Committee

Member, Commerce and Insurance Committee

Member, Education/Higher Education Committee

Member, Finance Committee

Member, Health Care Committee

Member, Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations

Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Education

Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services

Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid and North Carolina Health Choice

Member, Select Committee on Nominations

Member, State and Local Government Committee

2nd Vice Chair, North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus, present

Former Member, Commerce Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary I Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Mental Health and Youth Services Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Program Evaluation Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Transportation Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Workforce and Economic Development Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Cell Agency, 1982-present

Member, State Health Coordinating Council

Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, present

Member, Democratic Women of Guilford County, present

Co-Chair, Democratic Women’s Caucus, present

Vice Chair, Guilford County Delegation, present

Former Chair, High Point AIDS Coalition, present

Member, Lillian's List, present

Life Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, present

Member, Triad Adult & Pediatrics Medicine Board, present

Former Trustee, Bennett College for Women Board of Trustees

Member, Board of Governors, University of North Carolina

Former Chair, Guilford Coalition on Homelessness Committee

Vice President/Founding Board Member, Guilford Community AIDS Partnership

Former Chair, Healthserve Medical Center

Member, Metropolitan Council of Negro Women

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

Member, National Council of Negro Women

Board Member, North Carolina Black Caucus Foundation

Member, North Carolina Commission on Education of Minority and At-Risk Students

Member, North Carolina Minority Health Advisory Council

Member, North Carolina Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia

Former Board Member, North Carolina Teacher Academy

Sunday School Teacher, Providence Baptist Church

Member, Setrac Committee, Greensboro Convention and Visitors Bureau

Former Member, Women’s Professional Forum

Co-Chair, Piedmont Triad Leadership Network, 2003-2004

Member, Leadership Greensboro, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, 1993

Awards:

2015 Legislator of the Year Award, NC Association of Local Health Directors; 2015 Defenders of Justice Award for Legislative & Administrative Advocacy; 2015 Recipient of the Luther "Nick" Jerald's Advocacy Award; 2015 Southern Health Association Outstanding Legislator Award; 2012 UNCF Alumni Hall of Fame Award; 2012 Trailblazer Award for Beautiful Butterflies Lupus Foundation; 2010 Sojourner Truth Award; 2009 Leadership Greensboro Community Award; 2006 McDonald's Rhythms of Triumph Award; 2005 Moses Cone Wesley Long Community Health Award; 2000 Woman of Achievement in Health; 1994 NAACP Woman of the Year.