- Mayor of Gaithersburg: 1998 - present
- President, Maryland Municipal League (MML): 2008
- Member of the Gaithersburg City Council: 1978 - 1998
- Gaithersburg Planning Commission: 1976 - 1978
- President, Montgomery County Chapter of MML: 2005-2007
- Inducted into the Maryland Municipal League Hall of Fame: 1998
- Graduate and Fellow of the Academy for Excellence in Local Governance