Jan Ryan has a long history of providing consultation and training services within both the education and prevention fields. She continues to be a sought after consultant in the broad field of Prevention Education locally, regionally, state-wide, nationally, and internationally.
Over the years her career experiences have taught her the languages of many systems: schools, prevention providers, law enforcement, mental health, workforce development, community-based agencies, county services, and community coalitions. She is often asked to “translate” the complexity of the public school culture to providers in many other systems.
Jan and her husband and retired educator Tim live in Carlsbad. She is an avid rough water swimmer and loves to ride the waves with her husband Time while he surfs and she rides her surfrider.
Jan's Professional Experience
June, 2007 to Present Independent Prevention Consultant
Working with a variety of organizations within Riverside County and across California
Redleaf Resources Consulting: responding to requests for training and technical assistance that will create support services in multiple settings.
Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) contracted to provide responsive, tailored, and outcomes-focused training and technical assistance to prevent and reduce substance abuse and associated public health issues across the lifespan. Funded by the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Riverside County Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention Services: contracted to assist the County Prevention Services Coordinator in implementing the Strategic Prevention Framework to create a comprehensive countywide prevention plan. Providing program design, implementation, data collection, training and on-going training and technical assistance.
Center for Applied Research Solutions, Community Prevention Institute: Providing technical assistance, curriculum development, and training to programs funded by the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities funding to California Alcohol and Drug Programs and to all 58 counties implementing their Strategic Plans.
California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) to participate on the Continuum of Services and Systems Re-engineering (COSSR) Task Force Phase II and the planning and implementation of the statewide ADP Conference.
On Track Consulting: contracted consultant to increase knowledge and strengthen strategies of organizations that provide services and programs for individuals and population groups that are traditionally underserved.
Betty Ford Institute: consultant, on call, to further the field of prevention in creative ways.
California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP): task force member on the Governor’s Prevention Advisory, Underage Drinking Subcommittee; member of Phase II and II Taskforces of the Continuum of Services and Systems Re-engineering (COSSR), member of the County Alcohol and Drug Program Administrators' Association of California (CADPAAC) statewide Prevention Committee.
1978 – June, 2007 Desert Sands Unified School District La Quinta, CA
District wide Student Assistance Program
Sustained the Student Assistance process for 23 years by expanding past alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs and violence to any barriers to learning using an innovative assessment that motivates youth/families to be full partners in their public education.
Received local, state, and national awards including the Point of Light Award from President Bush, 1991; California State School Board Association Golden Bell Award, 2001. Received personal recognition from the Riverside County Community Advisory. One of only seven recipients of the Betty Ford Center Visionary Award.
Wrote and received local, state, federal and foundation funding for over five million dollars over 18 years and accessed increasing percentages of general funding.
Field Colleague on the Coordinated Compliance Review Teams for the California Dept. of Education Safe and Drug Free Schools Entitlements.
Counselor within the SAP working on special projects including website development.
2005 - PresentRiverside County Substance Abuse Prevention Riverside, CA
County Consultant for Riverside County Department of Mental Health
Offering technical assistance to 23 communities/school districts.
Planning and implementing the state Strategic Planning Framework.
Participating in the planning and implementation of Prop. 63 in California.
2001 - 2005Riverside County Prevention Education Trust Riverside, CA
Liaison for School Safety and Risk Reduction
Wrote, co-directed the nearly 9 million dollar Safe Schools Healthy Students Initiative, Connect to Achieve that replicated Desert Sands Model, 2002 and 2003.
Implemented a Youth Philanthropy Project “Dollars for Change”, 2001-2002.
Consulted with SSHS evaluation, marketing, and the request for proposal for 2003.
