Ryan is from Lowell, Ohio, near Marietta. He is a 2010 graduate of Ohio University, having majored in Meteorology and minored in Math, Physics, and Geology. He is a 2006 graduate of Fort Frye High School. Ryan was a member of the Ohio University Meteorology Club and is a member of the American Meteorological Society. Ryan will be attending graduate school at the University of Arizona in Fall 2010, and plans on focusing in the Hydrology field. Ryan enjoys snow and water skiing, hunting, four wheeling and relaxing with friends and family.