Ryan Cole

Ryan Cole serves as the Director of the Kathleen and Mark Helge Student Philanthropy Programs at Valparaiso University since August 2018. Prior experience includes roles as Project Coordinator for the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety Education Research Center at the University of Illinois Chicago from October 2014 to August 2018, and GIS Climate Change Research Assistant at the same institution from 2012 to August 2014. Previous positions also include Americorps*VISTA in the Service-Learning Office at Gannon University, Neighborhood Revitalization Community Coordinator for the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Meadville, and Davies Community Service Leader Program Coordinator at Allegheny College. Ryan Cole holds a Graduate Certificate in Philanthropic Studies from Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and a Master of Science in Public Health with a focus on Occupational Safety from the University of Illinois Chicago, along with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Allegheny College.