• Elected to the NC House of Representative District 33 on November 2, 2010

• Appointed to the North Carolina House of Representative District 33 on June 18, 2009

• Elected three terms to the Wake County Board of Education Member (1999-2009)

• Elected chairperson of the Wake County Board of Education for two consecutive years

• Candidate for Wake County Board of Commissioners in 1988

• Former Chair of the Wake County Democratic Party

• Former Chair of the Wake County Board of Elections

Education

• Retired state employee

• Former High School Mathematics Instructor

• Graduate of Shaw University with a BS in Mathematics

• Certified Public Manager

Personal

• Life-long resident of Wake County

• Married to Jimmie Gill

• Two daughters- Angie (Carl) Diggs and Natalie (Christopher) Olivier

• Two grandchildren- Alexis Christina and Darrien Jemal Olivier

• Member of Macedonia New Life Church, Raleigh, NC

Community Involvement

Directors of-

• Board of Directors - Southlight, Inc.

• Board of Directors -Triangle Child Care Service Association

• NC State Director – Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

• Member – Raleigh- Apex NAACP

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. - NC State Director

Honorary Chair of Bright Point Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation

Member - NC Democratic State Executive Committee

Member - 2nd Congressional District Executive Committee

Member - Raleigh-Wake Citizen Association

Member - Raleigh Precinct #22

Member – Wake County Democratic Women

Member- Wake County Voters Coalition

Member – Lillian's List

Member- Shaw University National Alumni Association & Raleigh- Wake Chapter

Member – NC Black Legislative Caucus

Member – NC House Democratic Women Caucus

Member – African American Caucus

Member - The National Congress of Black Women

Member - NC Retired Governmental Employees Association

Member - NC Retired School Personnel

Former Member- Wake Education Partnership Board of Trustees

Former Member – Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Leadership Roundtable

Former Member –Board of Directors - North Carolina School Board Association