Discovery Museum Welcomes New Board Member Shelly Shaw

Acton, MA – Discovery Museum is pleased to welcome Shelly Shaw to its Board of Directors.

Shelly is Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Corporate, Securities, and M&A and Assistant Secretary at Analog Devices, a position she has held since January 2022. She also serves as Secretary of the Analog Devices Foundation. Before joining Analog, she was employed by Citrix for more than nine years, most recently serving as Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, Corporate and Assistant Secretary. Prior to that Shelly was an Associate at Brown Rudnick LLP.

Shelly holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University and a JD from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law.  

“We are very happy to add Shelly to our Board as the Museum continues its work to deepen our support for and impact on children and their parents and caregivers,” said Harry Hollenberg, Board President. “Shelly will be a valuable addition to our Nominating Committee, as we work to expand the Board in ways that will reflect and benefit our broader community.”

Shelly resides in Wayland with her husband and two children who love the Museum.

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About Discovery Museum

Discovery Museum is a hands-on museum that blends science, nature, and play, inspiring families to explore and learn together. The museum and its Discovery Woods accessible outdoor nature playscape and 550sf treehouse blend the best of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) learning on a beautiful 4.5-acre campus abutting 180 acres of conservation land in Acton, MA, about 20 miles west of Boston. Originally founded in 1982 and expanded to two museums in 1987, the museum reopened in a single, 16,000sf accessible building after a complete renovation and expansion in early 2018. Hands-on, open-ended exhibits developed by professional educators inspire curiosity and exploration, providing a fun and engaging experience for children and adults to discover their world together. Serving families and schools from towns throughout the region, the museum is devoted to informal education that enhances classroom learning. Discovery Museum is committed to accessibility and is a proud recipient of the 2017 Massachusetts Commonwealth Award, the only winner in the Access category, and a 2018 LEAD® Community Asset Award from The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. For more information, please visit www.discoveryacton.org. Discovery Museum is a community-supported non-profit organization.

Discovery Museum programming is supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

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