Ryan manages campaigns and provides technical and creative direction for a diverse group of clients, including recent work with the Circuit Court of Cook County Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative and U.S. Cellular.

Ryan came to CG&A with experience in nonprofit communications, having served as manager of communications at Planned Parenthood/Chicago Area. He also brings a background in broadcast journalism, including feature story reporting and local hosting of NPR's All Things Considered^® at WUKY-FM in Lexington, KY.

Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Bradley University and a Master of Arts in international development and communications from the University of Kentucky. He currently serves on the ACLU of Illinois Young Advocates Steering Committee, the Crossroads Fund Development Committee and manages a family memorial scholarship for high school students. An avid traveler, Ryan has trekked to Mt. Everest base camp, tracked the "Big Five" in South Africa and, most recently, wandered off-course in the Moroccan High Atlas.