Appointments
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado – Board of Directors Member
2014 – Present
Black Democratic Legislative Caucus of Colorado – Chair
2015-2017
Black Democratic Legislative Caucus of Colorado – Vice Chair
2013-2015, 2017-2019
Colorado General Assembly – Legislative Council Committee Member
2013-2019
Colorado House of Representatives – Finance Committee Member
2013-2015
Colorado House of Representatives – Health & Human Services Committee Member
2015-2016
Colorado House of Representatives – Judiciary Committee Member
2016-2019
Colorado House of Representatives – State, Veteran & Military Affairs Committee Member
2013-2015, 2017-2019
Colorado House of Representatives – Transportation & Energy Committee Member
2015-2017
Colorado House of Representatives – Local Government & Transportation Committee Member
2019-2021
Colorado House of Representatives – Majority Deputy Whip
2016-2018
Council of State Governments/National Conference of State Legislators – Recruitment, Hiring & Retention for Peoples with Disabilities Taskforce Co-Chair
2016
National Black Caucus of State Legislators – Region XII (AK, AZ, CA, CO, MT, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA) Chair
2014-2016
NAACP Colorado, Montana, Wyoming State Conference – Keynote Speaker
2013
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated, Chi Phi Chapter – Voter Registration & Civic Engagement Committee Chair
2013-2017
Awards & Honors
2014 – Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition – ADA Access Award
2014 – Colorado Restaurant Association – Iron Skillet Award
2014 – Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado – Public Official of the Year Award
2015 – Aurora Economic Development Council – A-List Leadership Award
2015 – University Of Colorado – Alumni Legislative Award
2015 – Urban Spectrum – African Americans Who Make A Difference Honoree
2016 – Arapahoe County Democratic Party – Democrat of the Year Award
2016 – Black Caucus of Health Workers of the American Public Health Association – Representative Louis Stokes Service Award
2016 – Colorado Black Round Table – Regis F. Groff Salute for Service Award
2016 – Colorado Community College System – Legislator of the Year Award
2016 – Colorado Independent Automotive Dealers Association – Legislative Champion of the Year Award
2017 – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated – Vanguard Award
2017 – Colorado Independent Automotive Dealers Association – Legislative Champion of the Year Award
2018 – Metropolitan State University of Denver – Rachel B. Noel Distinguished Visiting Professor Hope for the Future Award
2019 – Colorado Automobile Dealers Association – Colorado Legislator of the Year Award
2019 – Colorado Independent Automotive Dealers Association – Legislative Champion of the Year Award