Professor Shirley Randell AO, PhD, has been a past World Vice President of IFUW and member then Convener of the IFUW Projects Committee. She is currently a member of the Graduate Women International Special Committee on Project Development. Shirley was Founder and President of the Ballarat Branch of AFGW Vic, an Executive member of AFGW ACT, and Founder and CIR of both the Vanuatu Association of University Women and the Rwanda Association of University Woman. Since returning to Australia she has been CIR of AFGW NSW and is an Executive member of AFGW City Branch. Shirley has worked at all levels of education in Australia, Asia, Pacific and Africa and is currently Adjunct Professor at the Universities of Canberra and Newcastle.