KEY LEGISLATION SPONSORED:
-Established a state Hurricane Katrina Memorial so that the tragedies and lessons learned are never forgotten.
-Fought for mandatory criminal background checks for childcare workers to ensure children are safe and protected.
-Increased pay for police officers and assistant district attorneys to help recruit and retain top-notch law enforcement personnel
-Secured funding for breast and cervical screening for uninsured patients.
-Secured funds for medical residents in child psychology and psychiatry.
-Successfully acquired $14 million for the New Orleans Public Library System.
-Supported the arts and sciences by securing state funding for the Tipitina's Foundation and the New Orleans African American Museum of Art, Culture and History.

BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS:
-Chair, Hurricane Katrina Memorial Commission
-Member, Louisiana Healthcare Redesign Collaborative
-Member, Tulane Institute Infant & Childhood Mental Health Commission
-Member, Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation

EDUCATION:
-Eleanor McMain Magnet Secondary Senior High School
-Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University
-Juris Doctorate, Tulane University School of Law
-Certification in Sports Law, Tulane University School of Law

LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS AND COMMITTEES:
-Member, House Appropriations Committee
-Member, House Health and Welfare Committee
-Member, House Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget
-Member, House Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Committee
-Parliamentarian, Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL:
-Daughter of Atty. James Gray II and Judge Ernestine Gray
-Member, Asia Baptist Church
-Of Counsel, Gray & Gray, APLC

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
-Former Vice-President, National Bar Association
-Former President, Greater New Orleans Louis Martinet Legal Society, Inc.
-Member, American Bar Association
-Member, Louisiana State Bar

PERSONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
-Member, New Orleans Chapter of Links, Inc.
-Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

AWARDS:
-Legislator of the Year for Louisiana Association of Non-Profit Organizations
-Public Official of the Year by the Louisiana Chapter/National Association of Social Workers
-Representative of the Year by Childcare Association of Louisiana