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Career History and Highlights: Ms. Malam has been with the USGS since 1974?prior to assuming her current duties, she was the Eastern Region Geographer and the Regional Executive for the Florida Integrated Science Center.

She also served as the Deputy Regional Director for the Eastern Region, USGS liaison to the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the Department of Interior, and as Chief of Staff to the Director.

She began her career with the USGS as a student at the Mid-Continent Mapping Center in Rolla, Mo., while attending the University of Missouri-Rolla. The first 18 years of her USGS career were spent at the mapping center before transferring in 1995 to headquarters in Reston, Va., to become a special assistant to former USGS Director, Gordon Eaton.

In addition to her USGS career, she has completed several long-term assignments with other domestic and international government entities, including the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Department of the Interior, and the British Ordnance Survey in Southampton, England.

She is a 1992 graduate of the Women's Executive Leadership Program and a 2001 graduate of the Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program. She has also received numerous awards during her career, including Meritorious and Superior Service Awards from the Department of the Interior for her contributions to the mission of the USGS.

Education: Ms. Malam has a master's in business administration from the University of North Carolina.