County of Volusia
Michael Ryan is a seasoned communications and marketing professional currently serving as the Community Information Director for the County of Volusia since July 2023. Previous roles include Director of Marketing for Corner Lot, where responsibilities encompassed managing marketing, advertising, media relations, and community affairs, and serving as Director of Communications for St. Johns County, Florida from 2015 to 2021. Earlier experience includes Director of Community Affairs for the Town of Flower Mound, Texas, where Michael developed an award-winning communication program, and Owner/Managing Partner of Prickett and Ryan Publishing, which involved launching and managing a monthly newspaper and lifestyle magazine. Michael's career began as a reporter for The E. W. Scripps Company, covering diverse topics in North Texas. Michael holds a degree from The University of Texas at Arlington, graduating in 1998.
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County of Volusia
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Our mission is to provide responsive and fiscally responsible services for health, safety and quality of life for our citizens. We value to be a community rich with resources and opportunities today and for generations to come. More than 550,000 people call Volusia County home. Situated on the east coast of Central Florida, our 47 miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches are a world-class playground, with beachfront cities including Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach and New Smyrna Beach. Water sports are plentiful, but Volusia's oceanfront communities are most famous for land sports. Early automotive pioneers such as Louis Chevrolet and Henry Ford enjoyed their leisure time in the sun and found that the hard-packed sand, gentle slope and wide expanse of Volusia's beach was the perfect proving ground for early auto racing. Ormond Beach, in fact, is known as the "Birthplace of Speed." The racing tradition continues today at Daytona International Speedway, one of the world's finest racing facilities and the home of the world-famous Daytona 500, an event larger than the Super Bowl. The scenic St. Johns River, famed for its bass fishing, links magnificent parks with wildlife preserves along the county's western border. True southern charm can be found in DeLand, the county seat. This unique city features an award-winning downtown filled with antique shops and quaint restaurants, surrounded by stately historic homes and buildings. Volusia County is about an hour's drive north of Disney World and the Kennedy Space Center. It's also within a few hours' drive of other major Florida communities, such as Tampa (140 miles), Miami (250 miles), or Jacksonville (90 miles).