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Organizations Affiliations

  • 1966 – The first woman and the first African American in Maryland to hold positions of  Deputy Administrator of the District Court, the Supreme Bench and the Circuit Court.
  • 1977 – 1989 Member of the Maryland Judicial Professional Training Team
  • 1980 – 1983 Consultant: Offenders' Aid and Restoration Program (OAR) (1980-1983)
  • 1980 – 1985 Member of the Maryland Association of Professionals Society (MAPS)
  • 1981 – 1986 Member of the Maryland Association of Affirmative Action Officers.
  • 1982 – 1984 Member of the Governor=s Commission on Black Males in Criminal Justice
  • 1983 – Present Member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  • 1983 – 1984 President of Blacks in Government representing State Employees
  • 1984 – 1992, Adjunct Professor at the Maryland Correctional Institute at Jessup (MCI-J)
  • 1985 – 1987 Member of the Baltimore County Foster Care Review Board
  • 1985 – Present Lifetime Member of the NAACP
  • 1985 – 1988 Business Trainer and Developer in Lusaka Zambia, Central Africa,
  • 1985 – 1987 President of the International Personnel Management Association
  • 1987 – 1988 Member of the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce
  • 1988 – 1993 Employee Assistance Professional Association (EAPA)
  • 1988 – Founding Member of the Health Care Providers Consortium
  • 1989 – Co-founder Minority Women Business Owners Assoc., D.C., Md., & VA.
  • 1990 – 1992 William Smith Outreach Center board member, Bethel AME Church
  • 1990 – 2003 Radio Talk Show Host on WEAA Radio
  • 1995 – 1996 Board Member of the Md. Assoc. of Minority Women in Contracting, Inc.
  • 2004 – Present Board Member of the Sisters4Sisters Network, Inc.
  • 2004 – Present Board Member of the Martin Pollack Project, Inc.
  • 2005 – Founding Member and Board Chair of the Greater Baltimore Black Chamber of Commerce                                   
  • 2006 – Present Member of the National Council of Negro Women
  • 2006 – Present Board Member of the FBI Citizen=s Academy Alumni Program
  • 2007 – Present the Economic Development Committee of the Md. Legislative Black Caucus
  • 2007 – Board member of the Black Writer’s Guild of Maryland
  • 2007 – 2009 Executive Board Member of the Legislative Women Caucus
  • 2010 – 2012 Secretary of the Legislative Women Caucus
  • 2013 – 2015 Treasurer of the legislative Women Caucus
  • 2007 – Present Member of the Baltimore City Delegation
  • 2007 – Present Member of the General Assembly Appropriation Committee
  • 2007 – 2014 Member of the Public Safety and Administration Sub-committee
  • 2007 – Present Member of the Pension Oversight Sub-committee
  • 2008 – 2013, Member of the Board of Directors of Learning, Inc.
  • 2008 – Founding member and Chair of Legislation in the State of Maryland Coalition    (LITSOM)
  • 2010 – 2012 2nd Vice Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland                            
  • 2010 – Present, Member of the Governor’s MBE-WBE-DBE Stake-holders Committee
  • 2010 – Present, Appointed member of the Senate and House Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight
  • 2011 – Present, Board Chair and Founding Member of the Greater Baltimore Black  Chamber of Commerce
  • 2011 – Present, Host/Founder Annual MBE-WBE-DBE Legislative Night in Annapolis
  • 2012 – 2014, First Vice Chair of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus
  • 2012 – Present, member of the Associated Black Charities Baltimore Small Business Development Ecosystem Advisory Committee
  • 2012 – Present, Member Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel     Oversight
  • 2012 – Present, Chair the Legislative Black Caucus= Legislative Review Committee
  • 2013 – Present, Member Special Joint Commission on Public Safety and Security in State  and Local Correctional Facilities
  • 2012 – Present, Appointed Member of the Mayor’s Minority Business Advisory    Commission
  • 2013 – Present, Appointed Member Coppin State University Review Committee
  • 2013 – Present, Chair and Founding Member of the State of Maryland Black Chamber of  Commerce
  • 2014 – 2016, Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
  • 2014 – 2018  member of the Pimlico Community Development Authority
  • 2014 – 2018  State Director of the national organization of Women in Government
  • 2014 – 2016  Maryland House of Delegates Deputy Majority Whip
  • 2014 – 2016  Member of the Education and Economic Development Subcommittee
  • 2015 – 2018  Member of the Senate and House Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness
  • 2015 – Present, Board member of the innovation Village Steering Committee
  • 2016 – Present, Interim President of the Friends of Reservoir Hill Communities Coalition