Deputy Majority Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Deputy Speaker of the House, Connecticut State House of Representatives, present

Spokesperson, Legislative Delegation, City of Hartford

Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1993-2012

Assistant Majority Leader, Connecticut State Assembly, 1997-1998

Chair, Housing Committee, Hartford Court of Common Council, 1987-1991

Former Member/Officer, Black and Latino Caucus, Connecticut Legislature

Member, Board for the Permanent Jobs Funnel

Member, Housing Committee, Hartford Court of Common Council

Former Member, Human Services Committee, National Black Caucus of State Legislatures

Member, Human Services Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Former Member, Mayor's Task Force on Literacy

State Director, Women's Legislative Lobby (WILL), present

Experience, Aetna Life and Casualty

Public Relations Unit, Community Mental Health Affiliates

Experience, Consultant

Business Manager, Evis Medical Equipment Incorporated, present

Executive Director, Johnson Stewart Community Center, present

Community Liaison/Special Project Coordinator, Youth Opportunity Hartford

Member, Board of Directors, Asylum Hill Boys and Girls Club

Member, Board of Directors, Capitol Community College

Former Member, Board of Directors, Community Partners in Action

Member, Board of Directors, Greater Hartford Boys and Girls Club

Member, Board of Directors, Greater Hartford Regional Young Women’s Christian Association

Former Member, Board of Directors, Hartford Job Corps

Former Member, Economic Development Committee, Hartford Downtown Council

Member, Economic Development Committee, National League of Cities

Former Member, Executive Board, Center for Community Change

Advisory Council Member, Former President/Board of Directors, Gray Lodge/Shelter for Women

Former Member, Former Vice Chair, Human Services Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Connecticut/Rhode Island Coordinator, National Health Care Initiative, Democratic National Committee

Former Executive Committee Member/Co-Chair of the Allocations Committee, Private Industry Council

Corporator, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Former Member, Board of Directors, Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center, 2004

Awards:

Distinguished Woman's, AwetStar Award, Charter Oak Family Clinic, 2003; Community Service Award, Charter Oak Family Clinic, 2002; Community Service Award, Mi Casa, 1999, 1994; AIDS Greater Hartford, 1998Award of Excellence, Asylum Hill Organizing Project, 1998, 1996; Political Science Award, United Negro College fund, 1996; Community Support Award, Hogar Crea International of Connecticut1991; Women in Leadership, Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center Incorporated, 1992.