Getting started

Holly and I taking in a Mizzou basketball game.

 Hey, everybody! I'm Ryan Owens, and I currently live in Columbia, Mo., where I serve as a strategic communications associate for the Mizzou College of Engineering, a job I've held the last three years. This blog is where you can find the stories I put together for our external publications, started as part of a course I'm taking on participatory journalism as I pursue a master's degree in strategic communications from the University of Missouri.

Prior to this current job, I obtained my degree from the Mizzou School of Journalism, then spent four years as a sports reporter at the Durango Herald in Durango, Colo. My current gig involves producing content and reporting for our website and external publications, and recently, my role has expanded into some basic speech writing and a greater role in shaping strategy. On a personal level, I was born and raised in Illinois before eventually settling here, where I live with my fiancee, Holly.