Cassandra Ryan

Cassandra Ryan serves as UUSC's senior advisor for major gifts and capital campaign preparation. Overseeing UUSC's program for engaging individual supporters, Ryan works to advance UUSC's fundraising and advocacy initiatives and regularly conducts congregational and membership outreach in the Northeast.

Ryan has worked for social justice throughout her career, with more than 20 years of experience in working with nongovernmental organizations. Before moving to New England and joining UUSC in February 2011, Ryan lived in New York, where she served as the director of major gifts at the Center for Reproductive Rights, major gifts officer at Millennium Promise, and assistant director of major gifts at the American Civil Liberties Union. Ryan began her career at Amnesty International, where she worked for 12 years.

Ryan holds a master's degree in international political economy and development from Fordham University and a bachelor's degree in political science and economics from SUNY Oneonta.