Dr. Ryan Ross name one of GenXYZ 2014: 25 Most Influential Young Professionals
Ryan Ross, 33
Dean of Student Development and Retention, The Community College of Denver
Snapshot: Ross has excelled at advocacy for low-income, first-generation students and has already managed two large federal college-access programs. He led a state professional association and currently serves as past president of a regional professional organization, ASPIRE, representing education opportunity professionals in six states. Ross serves on the national board of directors of the Council for Opportunity in Education, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit working to advance educational opportunity on behalf of nearly 1 million students.