Dr. Mark Tracy served as president of the Controlled Release Society (CRS) from 2010 to 2011 and on its Board of Directors (BOD) from 2008 to 2012. He also served on the CRS Board of Scientific Advisors from 2002 to 2005 and was a cochair for the CRS Annual Meeting in New York City in 2008. Highlights of his term as president and member of the BOD include establishing of the CRS College of Fellows, updating CRS governance and the strategic plan, and the launch of a new journal (Drug Delivery and Translational Research), a new book series, and a new website. He also helped open a new CRS chapter in China and, as president, hosted the 2011 CRS Annual Meeting comprising approximately 1,400 delegates. Dr. Tracy is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering (AIMBE).