Commissioner, Guilford County Board of Commissioners, 1992-2012, present

Member, North Carolina Guardsmen

Member, North Carolina Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission

Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 28, 2014

Chair, Guilford County Board of Commissioners, 2002, 2008-2012

No committee memberships found.

Member, North Carolina Health Reform Advisory Committee

Member, North Carolina Real Estate Commission, 2003-2011

Founder, The Alston Realty Group Incorporated (formerly S & J Management Corporation), 1982-present

Member, Saint James Baptist Church, present

Member, Greensboro Men's Club

Co-Founder/Chair, Board of Directors, Sit In Movement, International Civil Rights Center and Museum

County Liaison, Board of Directors, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, 2008-2012

Member, National Board, National Action Network, 2008-2012

Member, National Board of Trustees, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1987-2006

President, North Carolina National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1996-2005

President, North Carolina Association of Black County Officials, 1994-1998

Vice President, North Carolina State Conference of Branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1987-1996

Former Chair/Member, Greensboro ABC Board, 1987-1993

President, Greensboro Branch National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1991-1993