Ryan Thomas

Ryan is the Program Operations Coordinator at the SNF Global Center at the Child Mind Institute. She is passionate about working with and for children and young people. Her background is in Communications, and she is a graduate of the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. At the SNF Global Center, Ryan supports the young person in the Director of Youth Engagement role to ensure that young people are not only heard but actively shape the SNF Global Center’s work at every level, including leadership. This includes overseeing and collaborating with the Global Center’s country level youth councils as well as their Global Youth Advisory Council, in addition to the planning and execution of all SNF Global Center Expert Gatherings, with a specific focus on youth planning and execution at all levels.