Education:
BA, California State University, Los Angeles, 1970.

Professional Experience:
Volunteer Coordinator, Head Start
Teacher.

Political Experience:
Chief Deputy Whip, Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1991-present
Member, Democratic National Committee, 1980-present
Assemblymember, California State Assembly, 1977-1990.

Organizations:
Member, Bhopal Justice Campaign
Co-Founder, Black Women's Forum
Member, California Peer Counseling Association
Member, Center for the Study of Sport in Society
Founder, Community Build
Founder, Free South Africa Movement
Member, Los Angeles Women's Foundation
Founder, Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center
Member, National Development & Voting Rights Institute
Founder, Project Build.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Founder/Chair, Out of Iraq Congressional Caucus, 2005-present
Member, Democratic National Committee 1980-present
Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, 1997-1998
Volunteer, Bill Clinton for President, 1992, 1996
Volunteer, Jesse Jackson for President, 1984, 1988
Volunteer, Edward Kennedy for President, 1980
Member, Congressional Children's Working Group
Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus
Chair, Democratic Caucus
Chair, Democratic Caucus Special Committee on Election Reform
Co-Chair, Democratic Steering Committee
Member, National Committee for Economic Conversion and Disarmament.

Committees:
Financial Services, Member
Judiciary, Member
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Member
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Chair
Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Membership, Member
Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, Member