Simone Maloz

Campaign Director, Restore The Mississippi Delta

A Houma native and Jefferson Parish resident, Simone is a leading expert on coastal restoration efforts. Appointed to serve on the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration and Conservation, she is also a member of the state’s Coastal Advisory Team working on the 2023 Coastal Master Plan.

Simone has 16 years of experience in organizational leadership, coastal advocacy, policy work, and outreach after previously serving as the executive director for Restore or Retreat — a nonprofit coastal advocacy group working to identify and expedite the implementation of aggressive, large-scale restoration projects.

Simone’s primary role as campaign director of the 5-group coalition, Restore the Mississippi River Delta, is to support the staff’s daily work towards achieving a future MS river delta that includes a just, climate resilient coast where people and nature thrive.