Tricia K. Jedele
GUEST SPEAKER
Tricia Jedele, an attorney and environmental leader, joined The Nature Conservancy (TNC) as the first Atlantic Coast Offshore Wind Policy manager in September 2021. In this role, Jedele coordinates and leads TNC's offshore wind energy efforts from Maine to North Carolina.
Before coming to TNC, Jedele served as the chief of the Environment and Energy Unit of the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office. From 2009 to 2016, she served as vice president and Rhode Island director of the Conservation Law Foundation, where she worked closely with federal and state agencies in developing the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan, the first federally approved ocean plan for offshore wind in the United States.
Jedele has also represented the commercial fishing community in negotiations over construction-related impacts associated with offshore wind.
