As one of her duties of Mayor of Albany—she spends countless hours attending community events representing the City and welcoming tourists to Albany.
• Mayor of Albany, January 2009 to current.
• Albany City Councilor, 1997 – 2008
• Oregon Mayor’s Leadership Award for a large city- 2017
• Historic Properties Ad hoc Workgroup- 2017
• President of the City Council, January 2007 – 2008
• Central Albany Revitalization Board and Urban Renewal Agency, 2001 – present; former chair of Agency
• State of Oregon Public Transportation Plan, Policy Advisory Committee, 2016 – 2018
• State of Oregon Rapid Rail Leadership Council, appointed by the governor, 2011 – 2016
• Cascades Station Stop Policy Advisory Committee for Oregon and Washington, 2015 – 2016
• Cascades West Economic Development Commission for Linn, Benton, Lincoln and Lane Counties, past chair of the commission, 2000 – current.
• Senior Services Foundation board member, 2016 – current
• Cascades West Council of Governments, serving Senior and Disability Services, and the Meals on Wheels program for Linn, Benton and Lincoln Counties – 22 year board member, and a member of the Executive, Finance and Budget Committees.
• Willamette Criminal Justice Council, 2009 – current executive committee.
• Albany Partnership for Housing and Community Development, a non-profit provider of low income affordable housing – 22 year board member – currently President and 20 year officer.
• Albany Millersburg Economic Development Corporation, 2009 – current board member.
• Albany Downtown Association, 2007 to current – liaison board member.
• Albany Millersburg Water/Wastewater Management Committee, current.
• Linn County’s 10 year Homeless Plan, 2008 – 2010 Committee co-chair and past Oversight Committee.
• Mayor’s Business Ready Task Force, 2012 and adopted.
• I-5 Regional Interstate Study Steering Committee, past.
• Transient Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and Collaboration Tourism Promotion Committee, since 2011 – 2016.
• Cascade West Loan Program Advisory Committee, 22 years – current board member.
• Albany City Council Audit Committee, current member, 2006-2020.
• Community Development Commission – 2014 to current.
• Parkside Court Board, Secretary – Past board member – 14 years.
• Mayor’s Transient Lodging Task Force, 2011
• Federal Designated Economic Development Board for Linn, Benton, Lincoln Counties – past chair.
• Albany Budget Committee member, currently and prior to Council membership (1995 – 1996).
• Albany City Council Airport Advisory Sub-Committee, past.
• Albany Problem Solving Committee, past.
• Albany Water Facility Task Force, past.
• Albany Housing Rehab Loan Committee, past.
• Citizens for a Safer Albany, Public Safety Levy, in 2002, 2006, 2012 co-campaign manager, 2016 and 2020 treasurer.
• Linn Benton Yes on 49 PAC, campaign manager/treasurer, in 2007.
• Volunteered decades for numerous community fund-raisers in Albany.
• Speaker for numerous community events and fund raisers.
• Community Development Block Grant task force 2013 – 2014.
• Restore Oregon steering committee, 2014
• Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization Steering Committee, 2012 – 2013.