1952 - 1963 Reporter for The Atlanta Journal
1957 - 1958 U.S. Navy
1963 - 1964 Executive Assistant to DeKalb Commissioner Chairman, Charles Emmerich
1965 - 1966 Associate Administrator of Economic Opportunity Atlanta
1966 - 1969 Administrative Aide to Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
1969 - 1971 Chief Administrative Officer of the City of Atlanta
1971 - 1973 Executive Director of the Atlanta Regional Commission
1973 - 1988 President of Central Atlanta Progress
1988 - 1991 President of Cousins Family Foundation
1991 - 1995 Coordinator of The Atlanta Project
1995 - 1997 Program Director of The America Project
