Human Rights Advocate. Independent Consultant. Executive Director at All People Thriving. BIO: Ryan has an extensive background in social services, sociology, constitutional studies, organization management and program development. With more than twenty-five years of experience, he specializes in human-centered advocacy, hands-on research and analysis, and system and policy review and design. He has an Associate’s Degree in Social Services and Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Colorado State University (Pueblo). Ryan has served as Executive Director for both regional and statewide organizations, and has professional and lived experience with a wide variety of populations, including families in crisis, LGBTQ communities, individuals and families experiencing homelessness and poverty, people with a mental health condition, people facing addictions, people leaving incarceration, people facing systemic health care access barriers, people with a wide variety of abilities and mobility capacities, and many others. In 2018, Ryan developed and published the Integrity Model and Theory of Oppression, and is the author of several books, including If There Must Be An Enemy, It Is Not the Way; Intervention U.S.A.; and 250 | Roadmap to Freedom. He is also the principal author of All People Thriving’s training and education curriculums. Today, he is proud to serve as Founder and Executive Director for All People Thriving, and lives in Ohio with his shepwieler, Rio.