Steve Ryan Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Irvine, California, Us

Promoted to Assistant Director for General Education Program (November 2024)Awarded Award of Excellence December 2024 Awarded Presidential Award in January 2024Awarded Presidential Award in June, 2022Awarded Timothy J. Powers Award of Distinction in Teaching in 2021Awarded Faculty of the Year in 2017.Received Award of Excellence in 2017 and 2018.Teach classes in Effective Professional English and Public Speaking.Assist in mentoring students and faculty on a regular basis outside of teaching schedule. Develop curriculum and advise on instructional strategies, incorporating unique assignments that students have found exciting, unique, and a high-level learning experience.Speak and present at leadership conferences and graduation ceremoniesProvide detailed feedback, guidance, and resources to students and faculty on their assignments and teaching practices. Previous Writing Center Manager for undergraduate programs

Phoenix, Az, Us

Nominated for 2024 Faculty of the Year Award21st year teaching for University of PhoenixTeaching class in January/February 2024. Celebrated 19 years teaching for University of Phoenix with successful 5-week class in April, 2022Currently teaching ENG/100 and ENG/200 classes for University of Phoenix.Awarded 2013 Distinguished Faculty of the Year by University of Phoenix-San Diego campus in May, 2013.Acknowledged in recent “Art of Thinking” textbook as a key contributor.Selected for “Advanced Facilitator Certification" with University of PhoenixHave led numerous presentations for these universities on the adult learning model.Named Distinguished Lead Faculty member in Jan. 2004.

San Diego, California, Us

Guest speaker at 2023 commencement Teach classes on-site and online in Public Speaking, Business, Marketing, and related subjects

Chicago, Il, Us

Instruct classes in Advanced Writing, Research Methods, and CommunicationsTaught for DeVry/Chamberlain from 2006 to 2015Teaching for Chamberlain University from 2015 to presentContinue to achieve Exemplary status in reviews from the administration on each class. From 2006 to 2015, I conducted numerous distance-oriented presentations on teaching strategies to fellow faculty members.

Ca, Us

I was named Master of Ceremonies at 2024 commencement (photos included) I teach classes in English Composition and Psychology

Trenton, New Jersey, Us

Mentor students in Capstone classes, Literature classes (Jane Austen) and Journalism classes.

Bethesda, Md, Us

August 2024 - Congratulations to my student, Jenny Wu. who was selected as a winner in The New York Times Summer Writing Contest! Jenny wrote an essay on the US National debt and its effect on her future! Congratulations Jenny! Great job! I meet with middle school and high school students via Zoom to help them write, research, edit and develop essays for The New York Times writing contest and Scholastic Arts and Writing Contest. Also work with students frequently for creative writing classes. - Multiple winners from my classes in 2022 and 2023 Scholastic Arts contest - Multiple winners from my New York Times writing classes in 2022- August 2023 -My student receives honorable mention award from NY Times Writing Contest for week- May 2024 - Two of my students win Gold Key and Honorable Mention for National Scholastic Writing Contest

• (1994 to 1996) Promoted from Associate Editor to Editor within first year at publishing firm. Successfully managed a staff of writers and editors on multiple deadline schedules for this magazine publisher; collaborated with sales and advertising representatives to achieve gross sales targets on all products.• (1996 to 2004) Negotiated with editors, writers, columnists and photo agencies as well as worked with the Baseball Hall of Fame and conducted extensive research to successfully produce a full color 80-page magazine on Mickey Mantle’s life and times within 2 weeks. Also wrote monthly columns for Baseball Digest, Football Digest and Hockey Digest, as well as additional publications on a regular basis for many years.• (2010 - current): Write for online publications on educational technology, online learning and related fields; write curriculum (syllabi and presentations) for educational institutions.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Teach classes in Entrepreneurship, Business Communication and Marketing Strategies.

Daytona Beach, Florida, Us

Instructed English classes and worked with students one-on-one in live Zoom tutoring sessions on their assignments, writing, research, and other academic activities.

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Taught classes in Professional Communications and Technical Communication. Topics that I taught included: Business Communications, Professional Writing and Communication. Nominated twice over the years for Faculty of the Year.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

I taught classes in Sales Promotion, Consumer Behavior, Entrepreneurship, Business Management, Executive Leadership and the Fundamentals of Marketing. All classes were taught using a combination of presentation, discussion, interactive exercises and critical thinking.

• Instructed classes in Composition and Advanced Composition. Have also taught classes in Ethics, Critical Thinking and other subjects over the years. • Recognized by Campus Director in March 2014 for highest results among all classes in that quarter. • Presented faculty-to-faculty guidance and tips on how to engage students in the classroom and work with at-risk students and related areas. These presentations were conducted numerous times in Sylmar and Vista. • Dean in National City and chairs of departments in July 2014 recognized me with "Congratulations" cake for having one of the top ratings from the prior quarter.

Chatsworth, Ca, Us

• Organized classes on Notary law across the country every month.• Trained instructors in policies, procedures as well as instructional design strategies. • Orchestrated revenue and expenses for California New Law series of courses from Dec. 2007 to March 2009.• Point person for annual Conference in New Orleans and Las Vegas.• Managed communication and approval process with State of California and accrediting committee for approved classes. • Point person for satisfaction and retention of 300,000 plus members on daily basis with seminars, hotline counseling and new technological initiatives.

Carlsbad, Ca, Us

• Managed multi million dollar business annually for the largest revenue in the business. Consistently maintained success margin, producing millions in net profits while simultaneously generating innovative products and acquisitions for this trading card and collectible manufacturer’s multiple projects.• Created sales budgets, P&Ls, and presentations on multiple products. Managed teams during presentations. Collaborated with sales department, distributors, vendors and dealers while supervising entire product development and strategy to ensure proper projections, content and revenue goal achievement for each product.• Successfully initiated and secured numerous lucrative contracts with sports organizations and professional athletes to position the company as an industry leader.

New York, New York, Us

• Wrote sports and news feature stories on daily and weekly basis; effectively supervised multiple columns which became industry standards for this prominent daily newspaper publisher.• Initiated contact and successfully conducted a 45-minute interview with Joe DiMaggio that resulted in a full 2-page article published on the 50th anniversary of his 56-game hitting streak.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), English

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English