Loretta Anderson

Biography

 Loretta Anderson earned her MBA and BS in Industrial Engineering, launching her career in environmental remediation and project management.  She was responsible for managing the regulatory and corporate interfaces on several Superfund and State-led remediation projects in Texas, including the MOTCO and Brio Refining Projects.  Loretta played a key role in a wetlands restoration project that resulted in development of the 240+ acre Highland Bayou Park.   In 1993, she started her first business, Anderson Enterprises, which performed a wide range of environmental project management for both domestic and international clients.  Loretta started ExperTox in 1996 out of Baylor College of Medicine.  Its first major project was for CANDO, testing women with breast implants who became ill for no apparent reason.  ExperTox® completed a study that proved these women were afflicted with platinum poisoning, not the silicone originally suspected in these types of cases.  These findings were published by the FDA and lead to more stringent implant product disclosures.   Loretta’s business background, expertise in toxic exposures blended with a strong toxicology team led to ExperTox’s current laboratory in Deer Park, offering an ever-growing menu of toxicology tests and services.   She is a strong supporter of The Rose, a non-profit breast cancer organization; and The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, a non-profit women’s and children’s shelter for those subject to domestic abuse and violence.

Research Interest

 wetlands restoration project