As a Legislator

- Speaker Pro-Tempore, Florida House of Representatives (1992-1994)
- Deputy Majority Leader, Florida House of Representatives (1986-1988)
- Chair, Dade County Legislative Delegation (1990-1991)
- Chair, Florida House Healthcare Committee (1990-1992)
- Chair, Joint Legislative Management Committee (1992-1994)
- Chair, Florida House Tourism & Cultural Affairs Committee (1994-1996)
- Chair, Joint Legislative Auditing Committee (1988-1990)
- Chair, Taskforce on the Future of the Florida Family (1988-1990)
- Chair, House Committee on Federal-State Appropriations (1976-1978)
- Chair, Joint Committee on Economic Policy (1976-1978)
- Chair, House Transportation Subcommittee (1988-1990)
- Chair, House Government Operations Subcommittee (1988-1990)
- Chair, House Health & Rehabilitative Services Subcommittee (1986-1990)
- Chair, House Commerce Subcommittee (1990-1992)
- Appointed to Budget Conference Committee 14 times (14 years)

Other Public Service

- Member, Civil Defense Advisory Board (1965-1966)
- Member, Library Advisory Board (1966-1971)
- Member, Local Government Study Commission (1970-1971)
- Founding Chair, Dade County Commission on the Status of Women (1971-1972)
- Trustee, Florida International University Foundation (1971-1980)
- Member, Dade County Manpower Planning Council (1973-1975)
- Member, Dade County Housing & Urban Development Advisory Board (1990)
- Visiting Committee, University of Miami Law School (1992-1997)

Community Leadership Positions

- National Council of Jewish Women - President, Greater Miami Section (1971-1973)
- State Legislative Chair (1965-1971) - National Board Member (1973-1977)
- Board Member, Greater Miami Jewish Federation (1975-present)
- Board of Governors, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (1978-1982)
- Vice President, Florida Philharmonic (1978-1980)
- Board Member, Holocaust Documentation & Education Center (1981-present)
- Board Member, Temple Emanuel (1987-present)
- and membership in dozens of local community organizations

Honors & Awards

- 2001 Woman of the Year, Miami Herald's Jewish Star Times
- 1997 Citizen of the Year, Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce
- Women Worth Knowing Award, Miami Beach Commission on the Status of Women
- Honorary Doctorate Degree, Bar-Ilan University
- Fellow, Brandeis University
- Hannah G. Solomon Award, National Council of Jewish Women
- Young Leadership Award, Miami Jewish Federation
- David Ben Gurion Award, State of Israel Bonds
- Myrtle Wreath Award - Greater Miami Chapter of Hadassah
- Woman of the Year - Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center
- Woman of the Year - Temple Emanu-El
- Champion of Law Enforcement Award - Florida Police Benevolent Association
- Inn Key Award - Greater Miami & the Beaches Hotel Association
- United Way of Dade County Leadership Award
- Arts Ambassador Award (AMBY), Dade County Cultural Alliance
- MOSAIC Award, Sanford Ziff Jewish Museum of Florida
and many more!

Other organizations which have honored Elaine include

- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- United Teachers of Dade
- Florida Council of Firefighters
- Florida Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
- Fraternal Order of Police
- Miami Jewish Home & Hospital for the Aged
- Miami Beach Board of Realtors
- Association for Retarded Citizens
- Miami Beach Taxpayers Association
- Women's Cancer League
- Alexander Muss High School in Israel
- Shaare Zedek Hospital
- Hebrew University
- AMIT
- Israel Histadrut Foundation
- NA'AMAT USA
- WIZO
- Women's American ORT
- Health Council of South Florida
- Partners of Jackson Memorial Hospital
- Police Benevolent Association
- International Fine Arts College, Honorary Doctorate
- The Florida Tourism Commission
- New World Symphony
- National Association of Social Workers
- Jewish Family Services
- Temple Beth Shalom
- Temple Emanu-El
- Florida Association of Houses for the Aging
- Florida Association of Jewish Federations
- Human Services Coalition
- Port of Miami
- Miami Youth Museum
- Florida Nurses Association
- Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center Sisterhood
- Miami Beach Commission on the Status of Women
- and various other women's groups, municipalities, healthcare, tourism and cultural organizations!

Professional

- Florida Development Director, Bar-Ilan University (1990-1999)
- Vice President, South Florida Broadcasting Company (1981-1989)
- Acting Director, Florida International University Institute for Women (1974)

Throughout her career in public service, Elaine authored over one hundred major laws in Florida including

- the Community Care for the Elderly Act
- the Florida International Banking Act
- the Teacher Competency Act
- Florida's Clean Indoor Air Act
- the Public Transportation Act
- the Family Builders Act
- the Breast Cancer Task Force Act
- the Marriage Preparation & Preservation Act
- the Florida Emergency Management Act
- the Law Enforcement Protection Act
- the Access to Mammogram Act
- the Health Care Reform Act
- the Educational Accountability Act

Text of these laws and many more can be found at the official site of the Florida Legislature, Online Sunshine at http://www.leg.state.fl.us