Ryan Duffy has a diverse work experience in the field of communications and public affairs. Ryan started their career in 2005 as a Speechwriter for the Office of Florida Governor Jeb Bush before moving on to the U.S. Department of Labor and United States Senate in similar roles. In 2010, Ryan became the Deputy Communications Director for McCollum for Governor campaign and then joined the Sachs Media Group as an Account Manager. From 2011 to 2014, they worked in the Florida House of Representatives as a Press Secretary and later as the Communications Director in the Office of Speaker Will Weatherford. Ryan then joined Hill+Knowlton Strategies as the Vice President of Public Affairs before taking on their current role as the Director of Corporate Communications for U.S. Sugar Corp since 2017.
Ryan Duffy received their Bachelor's degree in English and Political Science from Florida State University, where they studied from 2002 to 2006. Ryan went on to pursue a Master's degree in Political Management at The George Washington University, completing their studies from 2007 to 2009. Prior to their higher education, they attended Charlotte High School from 1999 to 2002, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this period.
U.S. SUGAR
U.S. Sugar is one of the nation’s largest fully integrated producers of sugar cane, one of Florida’s major producers of orange juice products, and a regional short line railroad operator. Headquartered in Clewiston, Florida the company farms more than 180,000 acres in Hendry, Glades, and Palm Beach counties and employs approximately 1,700 people including many high-skilled/wage jobs in automated environments. Produces 650,000 - 700,000 tons of cane sugar a year, providing nearly 8% of the nation’s sugar production.