Born in Houston but raised in Chicago, Ryann considers herself to be a modern-day renaissance woman. In her 20s, she worked in recording studios assisting audio engineers, and spent her free time acting in small productions around Chicago. After a series of starts and stops in the entertainment industry, she decided to move her career in a different direction and earned a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. In 2016, she relocated to New York City, and shifted her focus to a career in communications. She currently resides in upstate New York and spends her free time procrastinating, writing, and reading sports themed romance novels.