Rick is the founder and Board Chair of Bright Water Foundation. He is the owner/director of Blodgett Research Institute for Waterborne Infectious Disease and the California State certified, Water Environmental Testing Laboratory. Rick worked as a Water Quality Chemist for the City of Sacramento for (33) years. He volunteered as a member of the El Dorado County Search and Rescue serving as Chief of Logistics. He worked as a Forensic Scientist for the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office. Rick received his Ph.D. at Walden University in Public Health Epidemiology and a BS from CSUS in Water Quality Microbiology. Rick served as a Scoutmaster for 25 years with the Boy Scouts of America.