Former Majority Caucus Chair, Maryland State House of Delegates

Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 23B, 2003-2023

Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 23, 2023-Present

Deputy Majority Whip, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2006-2010

Member, Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR) Committee

Member, Environment and Transportation Committee

Vice Chair, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Housing and Real Property

Member, Subcommittee on Land Use and Ethics

Member, Task Force to Study Rates and Charges in the Washington Suburban Sanitary District, 2013-present

Chair, Democratic Party Caucus, 2011-present

Member, Task Force to Study the Impact of Adjunct Faculty on Graduation Rates at Historically Black Institutions, 2011-present

Vice Chair, House Emergency Medical Services System Work Group, 2009-present

Member, Joint Legislative Work Group to Study State, County, and Municipal Fiscal Relationships, 2009-present

Member, State Water Quality Advisory Committee, 2009-present

Member, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Committee (WSSC), Prince George’s County Delegation, 2008-present

Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2003-present

Member, Maryland Green Caucus, 2003-present

Member, Legislative Effectiveness Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2007-present

Vice-Chair of Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005-present

Former Member, Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture and Open Space, Maryland State House of Delegates

House Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, Maryland General Assembly, 2015-2017

Member, Housing and Real Property Subcommittee of the Environmental Matters Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003-2010

Member, Joint Legislative Workgroup to Study State, County, and Municipal Fiscal Relationships, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2009-2010

Second Vice-Chair, Prince George’s County Delegation, 2003-2010

Member, Board of Directors, Economic Development Corporation, Prince George’s County, 2008-2009

Vice-Chair, House Emergency Medical Services Work Group, 2009

Member, Task Force to Study Locations in Prince George’s County Best Suited for Use by State Agencies, 2008-2009

Appointed Boards Committee, Member, Law Enforcement and State-Appointed Boards Committee, Prince George’s County Delegation, 2008

Member, Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee, 2008

Member, Task Force to Improve Child Support Compliance in Prince George’s County, 2007-2008

Member, Bi-County Committee, Prince George’s County Delegation, 2003-2007

Member, Ground Rent Workgroup, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007

Member, Legislative Effectiveness and State Government Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2005-2007

Member, Task Force on Minority Participation in the Environmental Community, 2006-2007

Member, Task Force to Study Rent Stabilization for the Elderly in Prince George’s County, 2007

Member, Local Government and Bi-County Agencies Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003-2006

Member, Motor Vehicles and Transportation Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003-2006

Member, Task Force on Business-Owner Compensation in Condemnation Proceedings, 2004-2005

Chair/Member, Affordable Housing Subcommittee, Governor's Commission on Housing Policy, 2003-2004

Member, Affordable Housing Workgroup, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2004

Co-Chair, Housing for Individuals with Disabilities Workgroup, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2004

Member, Motor Vehicle Issues Workgroup, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2004

Director, Real Estate Division, Maryland Housing Coalition Brokerage, 2019-present

Project Manager, Land Planning and Engineering, K. Hovnanian, 2003-present

Chief Executive Officer, M. E. Holmes Enterprises, Limited Liability Company, 2002-present

President/Chief Executive Officer, The Piner Group Incorporated, 1993-present

New Home Marketing and Sales, Bernie Schultz Realty, 2002-2004

New Home Sales Consultant, United States Home Corporation, Silver Spring, 1998-2002

Employee, W.F. Chesley Real Estate Incorporated, Crofton, Commercial Real Estate, 1989-2002

Senior Project Manager, Greenman-Pedersen, Incorporated, 1997-1998

Branch Manager, The Tech Group Incorporated, 1995-1998

Executive Director, Marketing and Planning, The Tech Group Incorporated, 1995-1996

Senior Civil Engineering Project Manager, Greenhorne & O'Mara Incorporated, 1984-1993

Search and Rescue Air Crewman, United States Coast Guard, 1970-1974

Historian, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2011-present

Member, Greater Mount Nebo African Methodist Episcopal Church