Rick Sweeney was raised outside of Truckee, has been a part of Incline Village since 1979. He became a full-time resident in 2006. 

He is a Retired Mortgage Professional in multiple States. He specialized in fraud victims and people who were hurt by predatory lending in the 2000’s. Previously, Rick served twenty years with the Berkeley Police Department in patrol, mountain bike unit, drug task force, Swat Team, and detective work in sex crimes and economic crimes. He speaks regularly to Senior groups on Safety and Fraud prevention and money management.

Rick does extensive volunteer work in the community. He serves with Team Rubicon, that helps communities by mobilizing veterans to continue their service, leveraging their skills and experience to help people by responding, to natural disasters and humanitarian crises.  He is a member of the Washoe County Emergency Management volunteers as a planner and communications team member. Also serves as Chief volunteer pooper scooper at Pet Network.

Rick received a Bachelor of Science degree from California State Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo, and UC San Diego. He received his Masters in Business Administration from Saint Mary’s College. He is on of the Board of Directors of The Worldwide Farmers Exchange, which provide opportunities for men and women from around the world to improve agricultural skills while experiencing a different culture by living and working in another country. But the most rewarding is being Treasurer and working with Options Recovery Services, a drug and Alcohol addiction treatment program in the SF Bay Area.

Rick has two daughters, Meghan and Gillian, plus the 4 Exchange Students who still call him “Dad”.  He is married to Lu, a neonatal intensive care nurse. He is Past President of the Rotary Club of Incline Village. Currently he is the Area Governor, District Youth Protection Officer, and became the Rotary Youth Exchange Assistant Responsible Officer; the liaison between Rotary and the US Department of State.