Dr. Ryan Donlan’s passion is helping leaders, teams, and organizations in all sectors toward professional and personal success. He served as a leader for twenty years in K-12 education, most of that time as a Superintendent, Director, and Principal in both traditional and charter schools and school districts. He now leverages leadership expertise in helping others serve with excellence through trainings, consulting, professional development, and speaking events.
Ryan is currently a Professor at Indiana State University's Department of Educational Leadership in the Bayh College of Education. He has taught for a number of years at the college and university level and provides confidential educational program reviews, strategic planning, and technical assistance.
Ryan's scholarship includes leadership development, school reimagination, and organizational wellness; he has written numerous articles and technical reports, as well as long list of “short-reads,” and has made international, national, state, and local presentations on his work and scholarship.
Ryan is also a certified Process Communication Model® PCM Master Trainer and Consultant and serves currently as Trustee for the Mensa Foundation and Chair of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Mensa Research Journal.
Once a frequent skydiver, Ryan today enjoys other pursuits, such as public speaking, barbecuing, landscaping, and with his wife, Wendy, raising a family that includes two adult children Sean and Katelyn. He has written or co-written articles and books, including Uncommon Sense for New Teachers: A Good Beginning is Half the Work; Ensuring Teachers Matter: Where to Focus First So Students Matter Most; All Other Duties as Assigned: The Assistant Principal's Critical Role in Supporting Schools Inside and Out; The School Board Member's Guidebook: Becoming a Difference Maker for Your District; The Hero Maker: How Superintendents Can Get Their School Boards to Do the Right Thing; The Secret Solution: How One Principal Discovered the Path to Success; Minds Unleashed: How Principals Can Lead the Right Brained Way, and Gamesmanship for Teachers: A Good Beginning is Half the Work.