Brehm Center

Ryan is the Academic Program Manager at the Brehm Center. After serving as a worship pastor in a local Southern California church for a number of years, Ryan joined the Brehm Center team in 2005. In his role at the Brehm Center Ryan advises worship, theology, and arts students in their Masters Thesis Projects. He also helps coordinate and develop academic programs and courses with WTA faculty.

Ryan's background has been a mixture of music, psychology, religion, and soccer. He has undergraduate degrees in both music, and in religious studies and psychology. He is also a Fuller MDiv graduate. Ryan is currently finishing a Doctorate in Educational Psychology at the University of Southern California, where he is focusing on student identity formation and career development. Ryan also loves soccer and enjoys coaching at a local high school in San Gabriel.

Ryan and his wife Heidi grew up in West Michigan, but have called Southern California home since 2000. They currently live in South Pasadena.