Public Service

• State Representative, portions of DeKalb County, since 1998
• House Judiciary Committee, Vice Chair
• Georgia Commission on Women, member
• Georgia Child Support Commission, member
• GA Delegate to Democratic National Conventions since 1988

Work Experience

• Partner, Decatur law firm of Stuckey & Manheimer
• State Senate Judiciary Committee, Legal Counsel
• Fulton County Public Defender
• Prisoner Legal Counseling Project Attorney
• GA Association of Women Lawyers, Legislative Liaison
• ACLU of Georgia Volunteer Attorney
• Georgia Commission on Family Courts, Advisor

Community Involvement

• Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault Board
• Rotary Club of Decatur, member
• NAACP of DeKalb County, member
• The Nature Conservancy of Georgia, Board of Trustees
• Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church, member
• DeKalb Council fo the Arts Board

Honors & Achievements

• "40 under 40" rising Georgians, Georgia Trend Magazine
• "16 Attorneys to Watch", Fulton County Daily Report
• Environmental Leadership Award, GA Conservation Voters
• Golden Shoe Award, Pedestrians Educating Drivers about Safety (PEDS)
• Outstanding Public Service in Child Advocacy Award, Georgia Younger Lawyers Association
• A Guide to Women's Legal Rights in Georgia, Co-author

Educational Background