Ryan is the director of social services for Connections Montana where he has led the mobile crisis response team since December 2022. Ryan is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Certified Mental Health Professional Person in Montana whose career has been driven by his passion for helping those experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Prior to joining Connections, Ryan worked as the Crisis Intervention Specialist (CIS) Supervisor at Bozeman Health and the Service Line Director of Crisis at Western Montana Mental Health Center.
Ryan has assisted and led the launch of several co-responder programs in several states across his decade-long career including establishing a pilot Co-Responder Program in Larimer County, Colorado, and the first Co-Responder programs in Gallatin County and Flathead County, Montana.