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Ricky was born and raised in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, where he served as Special Assistant to the Pohnpei State Attorney General managing marine conservation and enforcement for the state of Pohnpei. In 2006, he joined the Conservancy’s Micronesia Program as Conservation Policy and Finance Advisor. In his current role as the Program’s Director of External Affairs, Ricky handles government relations and advises partner organizations across the region on conservation and climate change policy. Ricky also supports the organization’s Pacific Tuna Electronic Monitoring project, which is working to address tuna management issues in both Micronesia and Melanesia. (Interviewed by Kim Hum, September 2016.)