
Kelsey Prihoda
she/her/hers
Great Lakes Transportation Extension Educator
University of Minnesota
Kelsey helps serve the Minnesota Sea Grant Program and the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network with regard to the transport of hazardous materials across the Great Lakes region. Her two major focus areas are maritime transport and Great Lakes hazardous materials transport.
For maritime transport, she focuses on: Supply-chain security, Short-sea shipping, Intermodal transportation, Economic and environmental impacts, Waterway infrastructure maintenance, Ballast water management, and Trade and regulatory policies.
For hazardous materials transport, she focuses on: Hazardous materials transport issues, Coordinate Great Lakes Sea Grant efforts surrounding hazardous materials transport issues, Coordinate the “risk optimization” extension program, and Provide information on trade and regulatory policies.