• Nevada Assembly, 2015-2017 (first appointed in December 2014)—two regular and two special sessions

• 2017 SESSION COMMITTEES: Education (Vice Chair); Health and Human Services (Vice Chair); Government Affairs

• 2015 SESSION COMMITTEES: Education; Government Affairs; Health and Human Services

• Advisory Council on the State Program for Wellness and the Prevention of Chronic Disease

• Board of Directors for the Corporation for Public Benefit for Nevada Youth Legislature

• Advisory Task Force on Educator Professional Development

• Washoe County School District Safe and Healthy Schools Commission, Member

• Silver State Health Insurance Exchange Consumer Assistance Advisory Committee, Member

• Associated Students of the University of Nevada, Reno, Student Body President, 1998

• Rotary International Cultural Ambassador, Costa Rica, July-December 1997

• Associated Students of the University of Nevada, Reno, Arts & Science Senator, 1995-1997

• Nevada Public Health Association, Member

• American Political Science Association, Member

• Emerge Nevada Governance Committee, Secretary

• National Conference of State Legislatures Education Committee, Member

• Council of State Governments West Agriculture and Water Environment Committee, Member

• Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada, Service Unit Delegate & Troop Leader

• Girl Scouts of the United States of America, Lifetime Member

• Robert McQueen High School, Reno

• University of Nevada, Reno, B.A. magna cum laude

• Atitlan Language Academy, Advanced Spanish Program, Costa Rica

• Sichuan University (USAC), Chengdu, China

• University of Maryland, College Park, M.A.

• University of Nevada, Reno, Ph.D. Candidate, Public Policy and Public Administration

• Adjunct Professor, University of Nevada, Reno, School of Social Work

• Former Deputy Director, Nevada's Department of Health and Human Services

• Former Director of Government Relations, Nevada State Medical Association

• Former Senior Research Analyst and Committee Policy Analyst, Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau