Ryan received his bachelors of science in Athletic Training from Waynesburg University in 2014. During his time as an undergraduate student, Ryan interned with the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League. In 2015, Ryan received his Masters of Science in Exercise Science and Health Promotion with a focus in rehabilitation science from California University of Pennsylvania.Â
Prior to coming to Chatham Ryan served as the Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at Thiel College providing athletic training services to all the the universities 23 teams. Including his time at Waynesburg, Thiel and Chatham Ryan has spent 13 years in the President's Athletic Conference.Â
Ryan's primary sport coverage at Chatham includes Women's Volleyball, Women's Hockey and Baseball and Swimming and Driving. Ryan also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the university's exercise science program.Â
Outside of Chatham, working for UPMC's Athletic Training and Development Department Ryan is the committee leader of the department's pre-hospital care committee. In this role he overseas a variety of programs including UPMC's On Ice Spine Boarding and Equipment Removal program teaching and demonstrating best practices for ice hockey equipment removal and management of emergent on-ice situations. Under Ryan's guidance this program has reached more than 1000 athletic training students and staff in 7 states at over 15 colleges and universities.
In 2025 Ryan was awarded the Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers Society Life Saver Award for his work at Chatham. Ryan also received the UPMC ACES Award for exemplifying UPMC’s core values of Quality & Safety, Dignity & Respect, Caring & Listening, Responsibility & Integrity, and Excellence & Innovation. The UPMC ACES Award is an annual honor presented to fewer than 1% of UPMC employees system-wide and recognizes staff and clinicians who go above and beyond their everyday roles to provide exceptional patient care, support their communities, and demonstrate leadership within their workplace.
