Ryan joined the Holy Name Staff as the Director of Faith Formation in June of 2024. He is a native of Louisville, Kentucky and relocated to the Nashville area in June of 2018. Ryan is married to his beloved wife of 11 years, Erica. He has served as a Coordinator of Youth Ministry, and most recently in the legal field as a paralegal. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Bellarmine University, a Master of Arts in Theology from St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, and a Paralegal Certificate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ryan is currently in the process of becoming an Oblate of St. Benedict at the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana.