Board and Committee Membership

• Vice Chair, City-County Planning Committee
• Former Chair, City-County Planning Committee
• Former Chair, Durham County Commission
• Former Vice Chair, Durham County Commission
• Former Chair, Metropolitan Transportation Advisory Committee
• Board of Directors, Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Board of Directors, Animal Protection Society
• Board of Directors, Coordinating Council of Senior Citizens
• Board of Directors, Durham Central Park
• Executive Committee, Animal Protection Society
• Animal Control Advisory Committee [*]
• City-County Committee [*]
• Community Child Protection Team
• Durham/Wake Work Group
• Durham County Memorial Stadium Authority [*]
• Durham-Chapel Hill-Orange Work Group [*]
• Juvenile Crime Prevention Committee [*]
• Liaison to the Sheriff Department [*]
• Little River Park Planning Committee [*]
• New Hope Park Advisory Committee

        [*] Advisory Board to the County Commissioners

Regional Boards

• Chair, Upper Neuse River Basin Association [*]
• Former Vice Chair, Upper Neuse River Basin Association [*]
• Triangle J Council of Governments (Alt)
• Triangle J Council of Governments
  • Chair, Regional Council on Aging
  • Former Chair, Regional Forum
  • Smart Growth Committee

 [*] Advisory Board to the County Commissioners

State Committees

• North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
  • Former Vice-Chair, Taxation and Finance Committee
  • Intergovernmental Committee

National Committees

• National Association of Counties
  • Former Chair, Growth Management Subcommittee
  • Land Use and Environment Steering Committee

Past Boards and Committees Memberships

• Founder, Durham County Inventory of Natural & Cultural Resources
• President, City Council of Parents and Teachers
• President, Lakewood School PTA
• Chair, Raleigh/Durham Airport Tax District Board
• Chair, Long Term Care Committee
• Chair, Research Triangle Environs Committee
• Chair, Triangle J Council of Governments
• Water Resources Committee
• Board of Directors, Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
• Board of Directors, Durham Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
• Board of Directors, Durham County Inventory of Natural and Cultural Resources
• Board of Directors, Durham Day Care Council
• Board of Advisors, Duke University Piedmont Survey of Elderly
• Board of Directors, Keep America Beautiful
• Board of Directors, North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
• Board of Directors, Retired Senior Volunteer Program
• Executive Committee,  Durham Day Care Council
• Leader, World Class Region Conference
• County Representative, Regional Solid Waste Task Force
• Area Mental Health Board
• Chamber of Commerce
• City Planning and Zoning Committee, 1st Woman Appointee
• Cub Scout, Brownie and Girl Scout Leaders
• I-40 High Occupancy Vehicle/Congestion Management Study
• I-40 Land Use and Appearance Committee
• Juvenile Justice Task Force
• North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on Long-Term Care
• North Carolina Sedimentation and Erosion Control Commission
• 911 Advisory Committee

Awards and Honors

• 2008 Goodmon Award
• The Clarence F. Korstain Award in recognition of exemplary support of the Duke Forest
• Durham County Woman’s Commissions For Outstanding and Dedicated Service as an Elected Official
• Durham Senior Citizens - Citation of Appreciation
• Durham Technical Community College - Friends of the College Award
• Key Volunteer Award
• North Carolina Association of Counties - Outstanding County Commissioners Award for 1995
• North Carolina Intergovernmental Relations Award
• Outstanding Senior Citizen - Durham Jaycees
• One of the Outstanding Senior Citizens in North Carolina -North Carolina Jaycees
• Recreation Advisory Committee - Citizens Award
• Regional Forum Award
• State of North Carolina Certificate of Appreciation Triangle Business Journal one of the "Most Powerful Women in the Triangle"
• Triangle J Council of Government - Herb Stout Regional Leadership Award
  
  [*] Advisory Board to the County Commissioners