Hello all! My name is Ryan, and I am from the western mountains of Maine (an area of some of the best brook trout fishing you can find). In May of 2005 I graduated cum laude from Cornell University with a bachelor of science in natural resource management, and I am currently earning a Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Within the MPPA program I plan to specialize in environmental and natural resource policy, and hope that the set of skills I acquire will help me rise to a position of great influence with a state or federal resource agency. My favorite hobbies include fly fishing, bird hunting, and golf, and I am also a very passionate fan of the New York Yankees... which has proven to be an inconvenience considering all the time I have spent living in New England!