- NC Council of State, Member
- NC Education Cabinet, Member
- NC State Board of Education, Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer
- NC Agency for Public Telecommunications, Board Member
- NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Board of Trustees Member
- NC Commission on School Technology,
Member
- NC Commission on Workforce Development, Board Member
- NC Conference for Women,
Board of Advisors Member
- NC Council for Economic Education, Honorary Board
Member
- NC Child and Family Leadership Council, Co-Chair
- NC Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Advisory Board Member
- NC Partnership for Children, Board Member
- NC Partnership for Excellence, Ex-Officio Member
- NC Public School Forum, Board of Directors Member
- NC Symphony Society, Ex-Officio Board Member
- NC Teacher Academy, Board of Trustees Member
- Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center, Advisory Board Member
- Council for Chief State School Officers, Member
- Domestic Violence Commission, Member
- Legislative Study Commission on Poverty Reduction and Economic Recovery, Member
- Sir Walter Cabinet, Member
- Women's Forum of NC, Board Member
- UNC-TV, Board of Trustees Member
- Youth Accountability Planning Task Force, Member
