| 2006–2009 | Earth Park Board, Member |
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| 2006–2009 | US Center for Citizen Diplomacy, Member |
| 2005–2007 | State of Iowa Economic Advisory Committee, Member |
| 2002–2005 | Iowa Workforce Development Board, Regents’ Delegate |
| 2001–2002 | Governor’s Citizen’s Alliance for Health Insurance, State Planning Committee, Member |
| 1999–2001 | Iowa Supreme Court Committee on Child Support Guidelines, Member |
| 1997–2000 | Gambling Treatment Program Advisory Committee, Iowa Department of Public Health, Member |
| 1995–1998 | Board of Directors, Norwest Bank Community Board, Member |
| 1992–1993 | Iowa Home Economics Association, International Committee, Chair |
| 1988–1990 | Iowa Home Economics Association Annual Conference, Research Paper Review Committee, Chair |
| 1988–1990 | Iowa Home Economics Association, Student Member Section, Advisor |
| 1985–1987 | Iowa Home Economics Association, International Committee, Member |
| 1981–1983 | Iowa Home Economics Association, Family Economics and Management Section, Member |