Member, Johnson County Transportation Council

Secretary of Revenue, State of Kansas, 2010-2016

Senator, Kansas State Senate, 1995-2008

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2008

Appointed, Senator, Kansas State Senate, July 1995

Member, Retail Wheeling Task Force

Owner, Australian Trading Company, 1993-present

Owner, Owner,The Hospitality Group, 1993-present

President, Overland Park Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1983-1993

Hotel Management, 1965-1983

Member, Board of Directors, Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center

Community Advisor, Johnson County Museums

Member, Merriam Chamber of Commerce

Member, Overland Park Chamber of Commerce

Member, Shawnee Chamber of Commerce

President/Board of Directors, Travel Industry Association of Kansas