Ryan Ellis

Ryan Ellis currently serves as the Multi Branch Executive Director at Valley of the Sun YMCA since 2018, overseeing operations at the Ross Farnsworth East Valley YMCA and Mesa YMCA. Prior to this role, Ryan Ellis held the position of Executive Director at the YMCA of Greater San Antonio from July 2016 and at the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City from November 2011 to July 2016, focusing on fiscal management, staff development, facility maintenance, annual fundraising, and volunteer development. Earlier experience includes positions as Membership/Sports Director at Glendale Sports Center managed by the YMCA of Metro Denver, Sports Director at YMCA of Metro Denver, Assistant Sports Coordinator with the City of Brighton, and various roles in the baseball industry, including Group Sales Associate and Public Relations Intern. Ryan Ellis earned a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Communications from Metropolitan State University of Denver between 1994 and 1998.