Representative, North Carolina State House, District 30, 1990-2016

Former Member, Rules Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Associate Professor, Sociology, University of North Carolina - Greensboro, 1982-2016

Visiting Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 1975-1976

Assistant Professor/Instructor, Sociology, Tougaloo College, 1971-1975

Member, Alcohol/Drug Abuse Prevention Council of North Carolina

Member, American Sociological Association

Member, Durham Day Care Council

Member, North Carolina Sociological Society

Member, Durham Youth Coordinating Board, 1998-p2016

Board Member, North Carolina Consumers Council, 1997-2016

Treasurer, Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority, 1987-1991