Record of Service
- Kentucky Signage Commission 1995
- Created and founded the Kentucky State Government Management Trainee Program 1995
- Jefferson County Co-chair for Brereton Jones Campaign for Governor in 1991 and Lieutenant Governor in 1988
- Delegate to the 1992 Democratic Convention
- Co-founder and Vice Chairman of the Metropolitan Housing Coalition 1988
- President of the Kentucky Association of Human Rights Workers 1982
- Board member of the National Association of Human Rights Workers 1982
- Courier-Journal 2000 Forum Fellow
- 1985 Leadership Louisville graduate (Youngest Graduate)
- United Way MVP Award 1986
- President, NAACP (Youngest President) 1983 – 1984
- NAACP Ministerial Outstanding Citizen Award 1984
- Kappa Alpha Psi Outstanding Community Leader Award 1984
- Louisville Jaycees "Man of the Year" 1980 (Youngest Recipient)
- Jefferson County's Agricultural Societies Council (ASC) 1998
- Project BUILD Co-founder (Businesses United In Leadership Development) 1986
- National City Bank – Contribution Committee 1987 – 1991
- Wednesday's Child 1987 – 1992
- American Red Cross 1999 – 2001
- Citizens for Better Judges 1990 – 1991
- Center for Women and Families (class of first men) 1987 – 1991
- Louisville, Jefferson County Youth Advisory Commission 1991
- Chairman, Jefferson County Public Schools’ Adult Education Advisory Committee 1991
- Chairman, Park DuValle Community Health Center 1985 – 1998
- Chairman, Martin Luther King Jr. State Holiday Commission 1992-1995
- Jefferson County Public Schools’ citizen representative for the Panasonic Foundation 1986
- Jefferson County Public Schools/University of Louisville Linkage Program 1985
- Central High School's Business Magnet Advisory Committee
- Federal Highway Administration, Region Four Civil Rights Award of Excellence 1995
- Greater Louisville Inc. Public and Governmental Affairs 2000
Presently
- WDRB Channel 41 Editorial Advisory Committee 2008
- Co-Founder, President, African American Business Alliance 2004
- Executive Committee, Hispanic/Latino Business Council 2006
- Louisville's Enterprise Angels Advisory Committee 2008
- Greater Louisville Inc. 2008
Mr. Sweeney is also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.