Senator, Pennsylvania Senate, 2001-2012

Majority Whip, Pennsylvania Senate, 2007-2010

Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1997-2001

Member, Adoption Task Force

Member, Allegheny County Mental Health Task Force

Co-Chair, Allegheny County Violence Prevention Task Force

Member, Bike Caucus

Member, Charter School Caucus

Member, Child Safety Task Force

Board Member, Children's Trust Fund

Member, Coal Miners Caucus

Member, Domestic Relations Law

Member, Domestic Violence Caucus

Member, Domestic Violence Task Force

Chair, Driving Under the Influence Task Force

Member, Eminent Domain Task Force

Member, Family and Children's Caucus

Member, Firefighters and Emergency Services Caucus

Statewide Steering Committee, Governor's Conference for Women

Member, Health Care Law Task Force

Member, Internet Caucus

Member, Irish Caucus

Co-Chair, Joint House & Senate Autism Caucus

Member, Land Use Management Caucus

Member, Legislative Arthritis Caucus

Member, Lupus Caucus

Chair, Northern Area STOP Task Force

Member, Pro-Life Caucus

Member, Renewable Energy Caucus

Member, Senate Child Safety Task Force

Member, Senate Working Families Task Force

Member, Sexually Violent Predators Task Force

Member, Sportsmen Caucus

Member, Steel Workers Caucus

Member, Team Pennsylvania

Member, Working Families Task Force

Assistant District Attorney, Allegheny County

Deputy Attorney General, Division of Criminal Prosecution

Community Advisory Board, Alle-Kiski Hope Center

Member, Allegheny County Bar Association

Member, American Bar Association

Member, American Council of Young Political Leaders

Member, Cranberry Township Chamber of Commerce

Member, FBI Adopt-a-School

Founder, Hearts of Steel Project

Member, Hope Center

Member, National Conference of State Legislators

Member, National Republican Legislators Association

Member, North Allegheny County Chamber of Commerce

Member, North Hills Community Outreach

Member, North Hills Professional Women's Network

Member, Northern Tier, Northland and Hampton Libraries

Member, Order Italian Sons and Daughters of America North Hills Lodge 0174

Board Member, Parental Stress Center

Member, Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women

Member, Pennsylvania District Attorney's Association

Member, Pennsylvania State Bar Association

Member, Rivers of Steel Heritage

Board Member, Saint Barnabas Charitable Foundation

Board of Directors, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall

Member, Special Olympics

Board Member, Three Rivers Wet Weather Demonstration Program

Board Member, UPMC Passavant Foundation

Advisory Board of Fellows, University Pittsburgh Institute of Politics

Board Member, Women in Government

Member, Women's Professional Network