‍

Workshop Facilitator:

Treda Grayson is an Environmental Protection Specialist in the Office of Water Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watershed at US EPA Headquarters. She is the Program Manager for the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) National Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) program, which supports and carries out EPA’s Trustee responsibilities for restoration in the Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Prior positions at EPA included supporting tribes in developing environmental capacity through the administration of the Indian Environmental General Assistance (GAP), leading the National Coastal Condition Assessment, and providing technical support to states, tribes, and other entities to develop and adopt biological, nutrient and aquatic life criteria for water quality standards development. Trade is heavily involved with the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) and serves as the Co-Chair of CERF’s broadening Participation Council. She is the current Program Co-Chair for the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society (AERS); past AERS positions include Past President, Treasurer, and Membership Chair. She is a 2009 Environmental Leadership Program Senior Fellow, a 2015 Prince Georges County 40 Under 40 Honoree in Science and Engineering, a Director of the Coastal Carolina University Alumni Board, and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Treda holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences and Policy from Johns Hopkins University, and a B.S. degree in Marine Science with Biology and German minors from Coastal Carolina University. 

‍