Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 44, 2015-2019

Candidate, Maryland State Senate, District 44, 2018

Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 10, 1994-2014

Deputy Majority Whip, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003-2014

Former Member, Death with Dignity Workgroup, Maryland State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Environmental Matters Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Health Facilities, Equipment and Products Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Health Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Health and Government Operations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Health and Public Utilities Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Insurance Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Legislative Policy Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Long Term Care Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Public Health Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Alcohol, Maryland State Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Public Health and Minority Health Disparities, Maryland State House of Delegates

Member, Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Committee, Maryland State Senate, 2016-2019

Member, Children, Youth, and Families Committee, Maryland State Senate, 2015-2019

Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Health, Maryland State Senate, 2016-2019

Registered Nurse

Owner, Business

Member, Hub Business Association

Faculty Associate, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 1997-2000

Member, Rural Health-Care Work Group, 2011-present

Member, Mental Health Oversight Committee, 2007-present

Member, Statewide Steering Committee on Services for Adults with Sickle Cell Disease, 2007-present

Member, Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities, 2005-present

Secretary, Baltimore County Delegation, 2003-present

Secretary, Baltimore County Delegation, 2003-present

Member, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2003-present

Member, Legislative Committee, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2001-present

Chair, Legislative Review Committee, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2001-present

Member, Honor Society of Nursing, 1996-present

Member, Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee, 1996-present

Member, Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, 1995-present

Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (formerly Maryland Legislative Black Caucus), 1995-present

Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1995-present

President/Chief Executive Officer, Adult Medical Daycare

Founder, Alumni Association, Baltimore City Community College Nursing

Member, American Nurses Association

Secretary, Baltimore County Delegation

Founder/Member, Black Mental Health Alliance

Vice Chair, Black Women Consciousness Raising Association

Member, Congressional Black Caucus Health Brain Trust

Member, Human Services and Welfare Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Founder, Jamaican Association of Maryland, Incorporated

Member, League of Women Voters

Member, Liaison Work Group, Baltimore City Delegation

Founder, Maryland Black Congress on Health Law and Economics

Member, Maryland Nurses Associations

Member, NAACP

President/Chief Executive Officer, Nathan's Networks

Member, National Association of Health Service Executives

Member, National Black Caucus of State Legislators

Member, National Black Nurses Association

Member, National Political Congress of Black Women

Member, St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church

Member, Task Force to Study Point-of-Care Testing for Lead Poisoning, 2013-present

Member, Task Force on the Discipline of Health Care Professionals and Improved Patient Care, 2008-2009

Member, Work Group on Cultural Competency and Workforce Development for Mental Health Professionals, 2007-2008

President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2006-2007

Member, Adult Sickle-Cell Disease Care Working Group, 2006

Member, Task Force on the Needs of Persons with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders, 2005-2006

Member, Asbestos Oversight Committee, 1995-2005

Vice Chair, Committee on Health, National Black Caucus of State Legislators, 2003-2005

Member, Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes, 2000-2005

Member, Maryland Advisory Council for New Americans, 1998-2004

Member, Maryland Advisory Council for New Americans, 1998-2004

Member, Secretary, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2002-2004

Second Vice President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2003-2004

Task Force to Study Health Care Needs of Inmates in Transition from Correctional Institutions, 2000-2002

Vice Chair, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2000-2002

Member, Redistricting Committee, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2000-2002

Co-Chair, Effectiveness Committee of Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance Abuse Programs, 1998-2001

Member, Executive Board, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1998-2000

Chair, Health Care Committee, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2000

Member, State Advisory Council on Nutrition, 1998-2000

Member, Board of Directors, Planned Parenthood of Maryland, 1996-1999

Member, Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Facilities, 1999

Member, Joint Legislative Task Force on Organ and Tissue Donations, 1997-1998

Member, Task Force on Maryland's Dairy Industry, 1995-1997

Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 1996

Member, Democratic State Central Committee, 1990-1994

Member, Legislative and Executive Committee, Maryland Democratic Party, 1990-1994

Member, Social Services Commission, Baltimore City, 1990-1994