Western Resource Advocates
Rick Trilsch has a diverse work experience spanning over several organizations. Rick began their career as an Assistant Canvass Director at the Fund for the Public Interest in 1989. Rick then worked as the Administrative Director at the Florida PIRG, where they supervised financial and operational management. In 1996, they joined U.S. PIRG as the Administrative Director, overseeing significant organizational growth. Rick also served as the Administrative Director at Environment America from 2007 to 2012. Subsequently, they became the Director of Finance and Administration at the Center for Effective Government, where they managed financial, human resources, and technology functions. Currently, they hold the position of Vice President of Finance and Administration at Western Resource Advocates, leading policy experts, scientists, economists, and attorneys to combat climate change and sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West.
Rick Trilsch attended the University of Florida from 1983 to 1984, where they pursued Liberal Arts without completing a degree. Rick then transferred to the University of South Florida, where they studied History and obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from 1984 to 1987.
Western Resource Advocates
Western Resource Advocates fights climate change and its impacts to sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West. We respect the different needs of diverse people and partner with them to develop a shared vision for progress — one that advances communities while protecting biodiversity. Our team of policy experts, scientists, economists, and attorneys has a 30-year history of working where decisions are made, sweating the details, creating evidence-based solutions, and holding decisionmakers accountable. This on-the-ground work with policymakers and other advocates advances clean energy, protects air, land, water, and wildlife — and sustains the lives and livelihoods of the West. The climate issues facing the West are what WRA focuses on each and every day — at air quality boards who address air pollution, at public utility commissions who are managing the clean energy transition, in state legislatures and at state agencies where land and wildlife issues are deliberated. All comments on WRA posts are subject to review by the WRA team and may be removed at the team’s discretion. We reserve the right to moderate our comments section, replies, fan and follower lists, and posts to our pages as we see fit, and remove any comment for any reason we deem appropriate. https://westernresourceadvocates.org/social-media-comment-policy/