County Legislator, County of Onondaga, 12th District, 1994-2008

Chairman, Onondaga County Legislative, 2002-2008

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 25, 2008

Supervisor, Town of Fabius, 1988-1994

Member, Board of Assessment Review

Chairman, New York State Governors Taskforce for Dairy Industry

Chair, Public Works Committee

Owner/Operator, Sweetland Farms 250 Dairy Farm, 1967-present

Senior Agent, Crop Growers Insurance

Manager, Fireman's Fund Agribusiness

Member, Leadership Greater Syracuse, 2000-present

Experience, American Farm Bureau

Member, Carell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga

Experience, Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County

Member, Elmcrest Children’s Center Board of Directors

Experience, New York Farm Bureau

Trustee, New York State Duval Health & Safety Council

Member, Onondaga County Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission

Member, Onondaga County Environmental Management Council

Experience, Onondaga County Environmental Management Council

President, Onondaga Farm Bureau

Member, Syracuse Symphony Board of Directors.

Pompey Lions Club, present