Ryan joined the Mad Ants in August 2017 in the position of Community & Public Relations Manager. Ryan is a graduate of Penn State University where he received his B.A. in Journalism from the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. Before joining the Mad Ants, Ryan was with the United States Olympic Committee serving as a Communications Assistant. Ryan has a diverse experience in communications, broadcast and media relations at a number of different organizations, including USA Basketball and USA Track & Field as a Communications Intern. He worked alongside the NBA Communications team at the 2015 All Star weekend in New York, as well as the Media Relations Intern at the 2016 Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. Ryan was born and raised in Bloomington, Illinois.