Senator, California State Senate, 2005-2012

Assemblymember, California State Assembly, 1997-2002

Member, Cupertino Union School District Board of Education, 1983-1991

Board President, Cupertino Union School District, 1986, 1990

Member, California Domestic Violence Program Advisory Council

Member, California Postsecondary Education Commission

Member, Commission on the Status of Women

Member, Council of State Governments Governing Board

Member, Legislative Women’s Caucus

Member, Member, Council of State Governments Governing Board

Member, San Francisco Bay Area Conservation and Development Commission

Member, Seismic Safety Commission

Experience, Counselor

Experience, Mathematics/Trigonometry Teacher

Experience, Real Estate Broker

Owner/Founder, Small Business

Financial Analyst, Stanford University

Member, Advisory Board, Leadership Sunnyvale

Member, Advisory Board, Resource Area For Teachers

Member, Advisory Council, Santa Clara County Council on Aging

Member, Board of Directors, OUTREACH

Member, Board of Directors, Santa Clara County Land Trust

Former Member, Board of Directors, Trinity Children and Family Services

Advisory Council, Commonwealth Club of Silicon Valley

Former Chair, Council of State Governments West

Advisory Board Member, ED4Youth

Advisory Board Member, Iranian Federated Women's Club

Advisory Board Member, Japanese-Americans Citizens League

Sustainer/Member of the Advisory Board, Junior League of San Jose

Member, La Raza Roundtable

Advisory Board Member, Model Legislature/Model Court, California Young Men's Christian Association

Board Member, Modern Greek Studies Foundation

Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Board Member, O’Connor Hospital Community Advocacy Council

Member, Sierra Club

Advisory Board Member, Young Women’s Christian Association of Santa Clara Valley

President, Parent-Teacher Association, 1981