Freshman Majority Whip, 1990-92.

Experience, District 3 Juvenile Justice Board

Experience, Florida Commission on Education Reform and Accountability

Experience, Florida's Reading and Literacy Partnership

Experience, Gainesville City Mayor/Commissioner

Experience, Study Commission on Employment Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency

Gainesville City Commissioner, 1987-90

Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, 1990-2000

Candidate, Florida State Senate, District 5, 2000

Reelected to Gainesville City Commission 1990 (resigned effective November 6, 1990), November 6, 1990)

Experience, Gainesville City Commissioner, 1987-1990

Experience, Gainesville City Mayor-Commissioner, 1989-1990

No caucus information on file.

Educator/Director: Student & Community Services, Alachua County School Brd

Experience, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

Altrusa, Altrusa

Experience, Florida Commission on Human Relations past member

Experience, Florida Council on Vocational Education

Experience, Florida Parents and Teachers Association Lifetime Member

Experience, Gainesville Women's Forum

Experience, Junior League of Gainesville Inc.

Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Experience, Rotary Club of Gainesville

Experience, Southeastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE)

Experience, Southern Regional Council

Alachua County Democratic Executive Committee's Eleanor Roosevelt Freedom Fighter Award 1994 Florida School Boards Association Legislator of the Year 1994, Alachua County Democratic Executive Committee's Eleanor Roosevelt Freedom Fighter Award Florida School Boards Association Legislator of the Year 1994, 1994

Experience, Funeral Directors Association of Florida Legislator of the Year 1994, 1994

Experience, Alachua County League of Women Voters Outstanding Legislator of the Year 1993, 1993

Florida Association of School Administrators Raymond B. Stewart Gavel of Authority Award 1993 & 1994 United Faculty of Florida, University of Florida Chapter, Legislator of the Year 1993, 1993

Experience, Florida League of Conservation Voter Gold Star Recipient 1992, 1992

Experience, Florida Wildlife Federation Conservation Legislator of the Year 1992, 1992

LINKS Inc. Gainesville Chapter Member, President 1989, 1989

Experience, Florida Association of Student Services Administrators past president, 1987-1988