Town Council President and District 2 Councilor; Finance Committee (2018-present)
Chaired the DPW/Fire Station Advisory Committee (2016-2018) and the Fire Station Study Committee (2004-06)
Helped establish the Zero Energy Bylaw
Former Town Meeting member
Amherst Survival Center
President (2016-19) and member (2008-19) of the community-based board overseeing ASC’s program of food, clothing, healthcare, wellness and community
Chaired the capital campaign for ASC’s new building and serve on the Finance Committee and Investment Committee
Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts
Member of the Board (2023-) and current President and Treasurer
Girl Scouts of Western Massachusetts
Member of the Board and then chair of the Audit Committee (1996-present)
UMass Donahue Institute
Organized services for dislocated workers, and eventually named Executive Director & UMass Associate VP for Economic Development
Led public service programs including workforce development, economic analysis (with the Federal Reserve in Boston), national leadership for Head Start training, and the Massachusetts Academy for New Legislators