Experience

Tennessee World Affairs Council

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Feb 2007 - Present

  Founded the first and only World Affairs Council organization -- an affiliate of the 95 member network of councils -- in the State of Tennessee. TNWAC is dedicated to increasing knowledge about global issues for our communities, especially schools. Hosted on Belmont University campus. See www.TNWAC.org for more information. Founded the first and only World Affairs Council organization -- an affiliate of the 95 member network of councils -- in the State of Tennessee. TNWAC is dedicated to increasing knowledge about global issues for our communities, especially schools. Hosted on Belmont University campus. See www.TNWAC.org for more information.



Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association

• Greater Nashville Area, TN

• President

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  The Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association’s purpose is to educate members of the community about the sacrifice of American submariners of the United States Navy who have been lost during wartime and peacetime and to highlight the service of the American men and women of the United States Submarine Force. The Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association will fulfill its mission of perpetuating the memory of U.S. Submariners through the building of memorials and other suitable projects and through educational programs and media. http://www.tennsub.org Show less



Patrick Ryan & Associates, LLC

• United States
• Writing and Editing

• Freelance Writer / Columnist

  • Nov 1999 - Jun 2018

  Writer on international affairs. Regular contributor to Al-Arabiya (English) (UAE). Principal at ThePatRyanReport.com.

• President

  • 1999 - Jan 2016

  Founder and leader of editorial consulting business based originally in Washington, DC and now in Tennessee. Develops and manages e-newsletter services and web sites to broad collection of clients, focused primarily on international relations. Creates content for several foreign affairs information resource projects, especially dealing with Middle East issues. Ghostwriting. Among the current projects: saudibrit.com; susris.com; arabialink.com.



World Affairs Councils of America

• Washington, DC

• Member Board Of Directors

  • Jul 2010 - Jun 2016

  Served as a member of the board of the World Affairs Councils of America, an association of the 95+ organizations in the United States that work to bring programs and resources to their communities to increase global affairs literacy. See www.WorldAffairsCouncils.org for more info. Served as a member of the board of the World Affairs Councils of America, an association of the 95+ organizations in the United States that work to bring programs and resources to their communities to increase global affairs literacy. See www.WorldAffairsCouncils.org for more info.



SUSRIS

• Editor-in-Chief

  • Apr 2003 - Jan 2016



Rotary International - Cookeville Breakfast Club

• President

  • 2008 - 2009



Autometric, Inc.

• Program Manager

  • 1998 - 2001



National Council on US-Arab Relations

• Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

  • 1999 - 1999



US Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Naval Officer

  • 1972 - 1998