Our Team

Loretta Leist coordinates Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant research project and student fellowship competitions. She organizes the proposal review process, including finding reviewers, and the fellowship application and review processes. She also collects, reviews and aggregates various reports on funded projects. 

Loretta has a master’s degree in geochemistry from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. She earned her bachelor’s degree, with majors in marine science and geology and a minor in biology, at the University of Miami.