Teresa Croon, Grants and Contracts Manager at The Water Institute, has more than 25 years of professional experience and grants management. Teresa started her career in banking and eventually worked as a Drop-Line Overdraft (DLOD) Liaison Officer for the Federal Reserve in New Orleans where she monitored all high-risk banks in south Louisiana. She then went to work as the Grants Coordinator and Administrator for Xavier University in New Orleans where she worked as a liaison between researchers and the program director for all administrative needs.

Teresa then went to work as the Grants and Contracts Officer at UNO research and Technology Foundation where she administered pre- and post-awards, provided operational control of assigned programs, and managed special projects. Prior to joining The Water Institute, Croon was a Grants and Contracts Officer and then Research Administrator with Tulane University in New Orleans.

Teresa graduated from William Carey University with a Bachelor of Science.