Shirley M. Malcom is Head of the Directorate for Education and Human Resources Programs of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1995 Dr. Malcom was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; she was appointed by President Clinton and confirmed by the Senate as a member of the National Board and named to the President's Committee of Advisors in Science and Technology. She also serves on several boards, including American Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Corporation of New York, and National Center on Education and the Economy, and is vice chair of the executive committee and member of the governing board of the New Standards Project. Prior to her current position, Dr. Malcom was head of AAAS Office of Opportunities in Science. She has also served as program officer in the Science Education Directorate of NSF, was assistant professor of biology at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington, and was a high school science teacher.