Ryan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Louisiana Tech University and is a graduate of the International Disaster Psychology master’s program at the University of Denver. He has been in the behavioral health field for over 20 years, and as a Licensed Professional Counselor, he has extensive experience providing trauma-focused services to children, youth, and families in residential treatment settings, international and refugee field work, and in-home and community-based services at Mental Health Partners in Boulder. Ryan began working for Community Reach Center in 2017 and has held two clinical management roles in that time with the First episode of Psychosis program and Northglenn Outpatient services. He moved into the Quality Improvement division in 2022 as the Quality Improvement Manager, overseeing monitoring and evaluation strategies for continuous quality improvement initiatives and providing regulatory oversight and consultation within the agency.