Tricia O’Hare Jedele ’91 is a national leader in environmental law and offshore wind policy, serving as Director of Offshore Wind Policy for The Nature Conservancy. In this role, she leads science and policy efforts along the U.S. East Coast from Maine to North Carolina and coordinates strategies across the United States and Europe. She was recently appointed to the National Academies of Sciences Standing Committee on Offshore Wind and Fisheries and co-led the creation of principles for biodiversity and offshore wind development for the UN Global Climate Compact. Her work has been presented at major international venues, including the Offshore and Floating Wind Europe Conference in London (2023), COP28 in Dubai, and the United Nations Ocean Decades Conference in Barcelona (2024).

With over 25 years of experience in environmental law and energy policy, Tricia previously served as Special Assistant Attorney General in Rhode Island’s Environmental Unit (1999–2009) and later as Chief of the Environment and Energy Unit (2019–2021). During her tenure, she secured advanced air and water pollution controls, negotiated some of the largest environmental settlements in the nation, and represented Rhode Island and other states in litigation before federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. She also served as vice president and director of the Conservation Law Foundation’s Rhode Island office and advised commercial fishing interests on complex offshore wind development negotiations, helping shape Rhode Island’s Ocean Special Area Management Plan, the foundation for the country’s first offshore wind projects.

Tricia earned her B.A. from Providence College in 1995 and her J.D. from Creighton University in 1998, where she met her husband, Bret Jedele, JD ’98, who also practices environmental law in Rhode Island. Following in the footsteps of her father, John O’Hare ’64, Tricia and her siblings, Jonathan O’Hare ’89, Jason O’Hare ’92, and Tara O’Hare ’94, attended LaSalle Academy. Continuing this legacy, Tricia and Bret’s three children, Liam ’19, Brooke ’21, and Scarlett ’23, also graduated from LaSalle. Reflecting on her life and career, Tricia says, “My life’s greatest accomplishments are my children, and I will be forever grateful for the role that LaSalle has played in their lives and for blessing generations of my family.”