Beginning his fifth four-year term as a Board Member of Elsinore, Director Ryan is a local business owner who moved to Lake Elsinore in 1981 and immediately became involved in the community and local public service, serving on the City Planning Commission and the Regional Development Agencies.  Director Ryan is raising his children in Lake Elsinore and is concerned about maintaining the rural atmosphere, improving service to local citizens, and controlling rate increases.

Director Ryan has served on several committees, and as Elsinore's representative for multiple organizations, including: Legislative, Conservation and Outreach, Finance and Administration Committee, Engineering and Operations Committee, Water Planning Committee, Groundwater Advisory, EMWD Group, Lake Elsinore Chamber of Commerce (including Student of the Month and Year), ACWA Region 9, and several others, including serving as alternate on the Santa Rosa Regional Resources Authority Board of Directors.

Director Ryan has served as Elsinore Board President in 2008, 2012, 2017, and 2018; Vice President in 2007, 2011, 205, and 2016; and as Board Treasurer in 2006, 2010, 2021, and 2023.