Former Member, Ferndale School Board of Education

Former Commissioner, Oakland County

Candidate, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 27, 2014

Chair, Michigan Democratic Party LGBT Caucus

Founding Chair/Board Member, The Justice Caucus of The Michigan Democratic Party

Member, The Nursing Specialty Task Force in the Michigan Department of Licensing

Attorney, Counselor, District Judge (Emeritus), Serra Services, Professional Limited Liability Company, 2012-present

Author, "Bag A Fag"

Co-Author, Chapter 2 of Michigan Family Law

Former Human Rights Commissioner, City of Detroit

Former Substitute Teacher, Ferndale Public Schools

Adjunct Instructor, Health Law at Mercy College

Referee, Michigan Department of Civil Rights

Former Member, The Correction Officer's Training Advisory Council

Writer, The Journal of Intergroup Relations (National Association of Human Rights Workers)

Writer, The Journal of Psychology and Christianity

Adjunct Professor of Communication Studies, The University of Detroit

Affiliated Consultant, University of Michigan Health Systems

Attorney, Counselor, Advocate, Rudolph A. Serra - Attorney, 1991-2004, 2007-2012

Judge, 36th District Court, State of Michigan, 2004-2007

Author, Civil Rights Annual Review, The Wayne State University Law Review, 2005

Associate, Sommers Schwartz Professional Company, 1983-1986

Chair, Charter Donor Drive for the Ferndale Education Foundation

Board of Directors, Ferncare Free Medical Clinic in Ferndale

Democratic Precinct Delegate, Ferndale

Incorporator/Board Member, Habitat for Humanity for South Oakland County

Officer-At-Large, Michigan Democratic Party

Founding Member/Former Chair/Former Vice-Chair, Royal Oak Township Downtown Development Authority

Member, State Bar of Michigan Open Justice Commission

Chair, The Ferndale Area Democratic Club

Member, The State Bar of Michigan Standard Criminal Jury Instructions Committee

President, The Stonewall Bar Association of Michigan

Alternate Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2000

Awards:

Reverand Martin L. King Jr. Freedom Award, 2001

Torch Bearer, 2002 Winter Olympic Torch Marathon

Michigan "Lawyer of the Year," 2000