Education:
Graduate Studies, Springfield College
BA, Seton Hall University, 1957.

Professional Experience:
Vice President, Urban Data Systems Incorporated, 1976-1989
Executive, Prudential Insurance Company, 1963-1975
Educator, Pulaski Elementary
Educator, Robert Treat Junior High
Educator, Southside High
Former National President, Young Men's Christian Association.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1989-present
Council Member, Newark Municipal City Council, 1982-1988
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1980, 1986
Candidate, Essex County Executive, 1978
Freeholder, Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 1972-1978.

Organizations:
Chair, Essex County Democratic Party, 2002
Board of Directors, Boys and Girls Clubs of Newark
Board of Directors, Congressional Award Foundation
Board of Directors, Discovery Channel Global Education Fund Foundation
Board of Directors, Enterprise Works
Board of Directors, Fighting Back Initiative
Member, Foreign Relations Council
Advisory Council, Intergovernmental Relations
Past President, The Leaguers
Member, (NAACP) National Association of Advancement of Colored People
Member, National Council of Negro Women
Board of Directors, National Endowment for Democracy
Board of Directors, Newark Day Center
Board of Directors, Newark, (YMCA) Young Men's Christian Association
Former National Director, (YMCA) Young Men's Christian Association
Board of Directors, Trans-Africa
Member, United States Committee for (UNICEF) United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Member, Congressional Delegation, United Nations, 2003, 2005
Member, Albanian Issues Caucus
Executive Board, Congressional Arts Caucus
Past Chair, Congressional Black Caucus
Board Member, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Member, Congressional Children's Working Group
Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Member, Congressional Indian and Indian Americans Caucus
Member, Congressional Urban Caucus
Member, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Former Member, Democratic Steering Committee
Past Member, House Democratic Leadership Advisory Group
Co-Founder, Malaria Caucus
Member, Northeast Agriculture Caucus
Member, Silk Road Caucus
Member, United States House Democratic At-Large Whip Organization
Past Chair, World Refugee and Rehabilitation Committee.

Committees:
Education and Labor, Member
Foreign Affairs, Member
Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, Chair
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member
Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, Member
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Member
Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Member