Member, National Conference of State Legislator’s Health Care Council, 2009

Recipient, Most Influential Women in the Merrimack Valley, 2006

Winner, Athena Award
Awarded by the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce, 2005

Chair, Executive Committee, Treasurer
Caucus of Women Legislators, 2004-2009

Featured Speaker
Harvard Business School Global Leadership Conference, Washington D.C., 2006
National Young Women's Leadership Conference, Boston, 2004

NFIB/Massachusetts Guardian of Small Business
National Federation of Independent Business, 2003-2004

Winner, Better Government Competition
for "Re-engineering Medicaid," Pioneer Institute for Public Policy, 2003

Town of Rowley
Open Space Preservation Award, 2002

State Police Association of Massachusetts
Effective Legislator Award, 2000

National Vice Chair, Federal Budget and Taxation Committee
National Council of State Legislatures, 2000

Massachusetts Medical Society Legislator of the Month Award
for showing political courage in the tobacco settlement debate, 2000

Massachusetts Boys and Girls Club Award
given by the statewide directors for serving as a budget watchdog on behalf of youth programs, 2000

Massachusetts Delegate
National Finance Committee of the Council of State Governments (CSG), 1999

American Cancer Society Legislative Leadership Award
for her work on the tobacco settlement trust and courageous support of tobacco control, 1999

Lower Merrimac Valley Regional Employment Board Workforce Partnership Award
for support of initiatives which provided career opportunities for Merrimac Valley residents, 1998

Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance "Extra Mile" Award
for initiating real solutions to end homelessness, 1997