Dale McCreedy is Director of the Gender and Family Learning Programs Department at The Franklin Institute. She is also the Program Director of four NSF-funded collaborations, two with Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., one with the School District of Philadelphia, and one with the Institute for Learning Innovation. She has led the development of program structures and resources, as well as collaborations with local and national partner organizations. These projects garnered $7 million in support from public and private. As an advocate for lifelong learning, with a focus on girls and women’s science learning, Dr. McCreedy participates on numerous advisory boards and girl-based organizations, and makes frequent presentations about girls, women and families in science. She was awarded a lifetime membership in Girl Scouting in 1996, and was the 2002 recipient of the Maria Mitchell Women in Science Award. She received a Ph.D. in education from University of Pennsylvania.