Ryanne (she/her) was raised in New Mexico (unceded Tiwa territory) and spent 14 years living in the Pacific Northwest (unceded Coast Salish territory & unceded Multnomah territory). When she became a parent in 2015 she returned to her high desert home to connect again with family and community here. She earned her BA in Sociology with a Natural Resource Focus and a minor in Sustainability in 2022 from Oregon State University. Currently, a third year MSW student attending the Facundo Valdez School of Social Work at New Mexico Highlands University in the clinical track. She has a deep interest in learning about relationships in the Bioregions where she has resided, from the people and animals down to the plants, insects and microbes. She is trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) currently a member of the DBT team at Meridian. She is interested in how she can serve community connecting people with place and is interested in environmental justice and decolonizing. She loves exploring natural spaces spying on birds. She finds artistic expression through block print carving and photography. She participates in therapy spending time learning how to be a better human.