Ric also serves the following boards, commissions, committees, clubs and causes:
Board Vice Chairperson of the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency
Board Member of the Dubuque Racing Association
Member and Past Executive Board Chairperson of Travel Dubuque
Member of the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation Study Policy Board
Member and Past President of the Dubuque Downtown Kiwanis Club
Founding Committee Member and Presenter of Make A Will – A Tri-State Initiative
Board Member of the Iowa Workforce Development Region 1 Workforce Investment Board
Member of the Dubuque County Conference Committee
Past President of the Board of Directors of Hills and Dales
Member of the Jamie Barwick Hills and Dales Foundation Board
Member of the Winter Games Committee for Special Olympics Iowa
Member, Past Board Member, and Past Public Policy Chair of the Iowa Emergency Medical Services Association
Member of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
Founding Member and Past President of the Dubuque County EMS Association
Member of the Iowa Firefighters’ Association
Past Vice-President and Board Member of the Iowa Professional Fire Fighters’ Association
Former Staff Representative and Member of the International Association of Fire Fighters
Past President of the Dubuque Professional Fire Fighters’ Association
Member of the Dubuque Retired Fire Fighters’ Association
Member of Teamsters Local #120
Member of American Federation of Musicians Local #67
Member of the American Civil Liberties Union
Member of the Dubuque Branch of the NAACP
Member of the Leadership Council of the Southern Poverty Law Center
Member of American Mensa and Iowa-Illinois Mensa
Member of the Dubuque League of Women Voters