Rick Riccardi

Rick Riccardi is the Founder and Chairman of Fellowship Recovery Community

Organization, a nonprofit recovery community organization offering supportive housing,

peer support and transportation to adults in recovery from substance use disorder since

2005. A passionate advocate with 31 years in personal recovery, Rick’s mission is to

champion those rebuilding their lives and to expand access to essential support

services.

Rick is the immediate past president of the Rotary Club of Fort Lauderdale and is

deeply involved in leadership across the region. He serves on the Board of Directors of

the Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce, Vice Chair of the Broward County Sheriff’s

Re-Entry Program, Co-Chair of Florida Recovery Friendly Workforce and participates in

the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance and Broward County Community Response Team.

His past leadership includes serving as President of Unity of Pompano Beach Spiritual

Center, President of the Margate Chamber of Commerce, and Treasurer of the New

York City Police Athletic League (PAL). Rick has been recognized with the Mental

Health Association’s Epic Award, the Arc of Freedom Alliance Resilience Award, and

the Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce Light of the Community Award.

Before his nonprofit work, Rick spent over two decades as an Institutional Municipal

Bond Specialist in New York City. He is a graduate of Colgate University with a B.A. in

Economics, and is a proud father, grandfather, and great-grandfather of 18.