Ryan is interested in building communities and uniting people to build power. Her work has been rooted in communication, community organizing, union organizing and research. She is passionate about climate change, economic power dynamics that create inequity, and how these types of issues effect people within her community and the world. Ryan has worked for a community development non-profit, local public health department, the Urban Water Innovation Network, and the Service Employees International Union. She is a first generation college student, earning a bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies and Public Health in 2020. Ryan looks forward to leading through lifting up others, developing leaders within her community, and building coalitions among people.