Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 59A, 1996-2017

Member, 5th Congressional District Outreach Committee, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, present

Member, 5th District Executive Committee, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, present

Member, Camden Planning Council

Member, Citizens' Task Force Against the Garbage Burner

Member, City-Wide Advisory Committee for Park Board 10-Year Plan

Member, Crime and Safety Committee , Victory Neighborhood Revitalization Program

Former Member, Education Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives

Member, Finance Committee, Saint Austin Catholic Church, present

Former Member, Government Operations and Elections Policy Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives

Member, Housing Court Committee

Organizer, Housing Court Committee

Member, Minneapolis Arts Commission

Board Member, Minneapolis Citizens' Committee on Public Education

Treasurer, Minneapolis Citizens' Committee on Public Education

Founder, Northwest Minneapolis Parade Committee

Volunteer, Northwest Minneapolis Parade Committee

Board Member, Northwest Minneapolis Parade Committee

Chair, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Senate District, 1980-1982, 1994-1996

Member, Senate District Central Committee, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, 1974-1996

Member, State Central Committee, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, 1980-1996

Member, Citizens' Advisory Committee, 4th Police Precinct, 1985-1991

Member, 5th District Central Committee, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, 1980-1986

Member, State Democratic-Farmer-Labor Task Force for Redistricting, 1982

Attorney

Chair, 4th Ward Democratic-Farmer-Labor Club, present

Legal Services Volunteer, American Council of the Blind

Member, Board of Governors, Minnesota State Bar Association

Board Member, Camden Community Newspaper

Secretary, Camden Community Newspaper

Board Member, Cooperating Fund Drive

Member, Governing Council, Hennepin County Bar Association

Volunteer Legal Advisor, Law Day at the Malls

Member, Legal Panel, Minnesota Senior Foundation

Volunteer, Loaves and Fishes

Founder, Minneapolis Neighborhood Resource Center

Secretary, Minneapolis Neighborhood Resource Center

Board Member, Minneapolis Neighborhood Resource Center

High School Instructor, Urban Concerns Workshop.

Member, Youth Baseball Coach, Saint Austin Catholic Church, present

Board Member, Camden Area Community Concerns Council, 1981-1993

Chair, Camden Area Community Concerns Council, 1981-1993