She is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Virginia Commonwealth University and Director of the Security and Foreign Policy Initiative at William & Mary’s Global Research Institute.

[2] She was a guest judge in the final of the Miss Earth United States 2016 pageant in Washington, D.C. She studies the impact of foreign aid on repression and civil war.

[4] Raised in Vancouver, Trisko moved to Montreal, Quebec to attend McGill University where she excelled as a cheerleader and obtained a Joint Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in 2004.

[17] Trisko Darden, together with the executives of Carousel Productions and the national organizers of Miss Earth Indonesia, attended the Cool Energy Exhibition on December 10, 2007 with the theme: "Care for the Change".

More than 20 companies, non-government organizations and other groups participated in this exposition held in the Peninsula Island inside the Nusa Dua resort showcasing displays about wildlife conservation, energy, and forest preservation.

[18] On December 13, 2007, Trisko Darden, along with non-governmental organization, Conservation International and the Indonesian government, led the release of hundreds of sea turtles at Nusa Dua beach, Bali, Indonesia.