• Board of Civil Service Commissioners, City of Los Angeles, April 2007-present. Appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. 
• Hearing Officer, Police Commission, Los Angeles Police Dept., 1994-present. Panelist for hearings regarding discipline proposed for LAPD Officers, pursuant to amendments to the Charter of the City of Los Angeles passed in 1994. Assisted in the preparation of the amendments while a member of the Police Commission.
• President, Cultural Affairs Commission, City of Los Angeles, October 2002-present. Appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. The Commission is comprised of seven citizens providing advice and counsel to the Cultural Affairs Department, which provides artistic grants, manages 20 neighborhood arts centers, and exercises architectural oversight to City structures.
• Vice-President, Los Angeles Sister Cities, Inc., November 2004-present. Appointed by the Mayor, The organization provides liaison to 20 sister cities throughout the world to promote cultural and educational dialogue.
• Board of Police Commissioners, City of Los Angeles, June 1991-August 1993. Appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. The Board is comprised of five part-time Commissioners responsible for civilian oversight and management of the Los Angeles Police Department, including direct (line) authority over the Chief of Police. The Department is one of the leading law enforcement agencies in the United States, employing approximately 11,000 persons and with a budget of over $987 million.
• Board of Civil Service Commissioners, City of Los Angeles, President, 1984-1985, 1989-1990. Appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. As one of five commissioners, responsible for the administration and direction of the Civil Service System of the City of Los Angeles, which employs over 47,000 individuals. Responsibilities included supervision of recruiting policies, employee discipline and promotion procedures and direct (line) authority over the Personnel Department of the City of Los Angeles.
• Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), 1977-present. Part-time lecturer in civil litigation and various personal injury subjects. Assisted in the development and implementation of the first extended CEB course for attorneys, "Fundamentals of Civil Litigation" designed as an introduction to the philosophy and practices of the state and federal civil courts. Lecturer to:

             -Hastings Center for Trial and Appellate Advocacy 
             -Beverly Hills Bar Association 
             -San Gabriel Valley Bar Association 
             -San Fernando Valley Bar Association
             -Loyola University Law School
             -Whittier College Law School

• Judge Pro Tempore, 1979-1980. Los Angeles Municipal Court
•  Arbitrator, 1971-present. American Arbitration Association
•  Settlement Officer, Los Angeles Superior Court
•  Delegate to the 1986 State Bar Convention on behalf of the Los Angeles County Bar Association
•  Trustee, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) 1989-1992
• Member, Citizens' Advisory Commission to the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (LAOOC)
• Member, Cultural and Fine Arts Committee for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games
• Board of Directors, Friends of the USC Libraries, 1988-1990
• Board of Directors, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibits,Inc. (LACE) 1986-1989
• Chairman, Los Angeles Committee for Commissioning the Arts, 1986
• Licensed private pilot