Mariel Colbert

Sr. Grants and Contracts Administrator


Background

Preferred Contact: colbertm@uchicago.edu, (405) 537-7475

Office Location and Hours: Remote, 8:30 AM – 5PM CST

Assigned Portfolio: Mariel supports Professor Higginbotham, Professor King, Professor Lee, Professor Talapin, NSF CCI, pre-award lead for CBC, and pre-award process improvement

About Mariel

Mariel holds an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago and has been with the Chemistry Business Center since 2022. She entered the non-profit sector after graduating in 2017, managing nationwide disaster relief grants for libraries at the American Library Association in Chicago. Originally from Oklahoma City, she enjoys traveling, hiking, swimming, reading literary fiction, walking around Hyde Park, and planning dinner parties.