Ricardo J. Colon completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science and a Master’s Degree in Biology at the University of Puerto Rico.  With more than 10 years of experience in the federal government, he began his career in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a Wildlife Biologist in the Caribbean Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Currently, he is the Caribbean Area Biologist for the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service where he also serves as the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership Coordinator.