As founder and CEO of Clark College Funding Inc. and Tuition Publishing, Ryan has extensive experience in working with families throughout the United States in helping them with college planning process. He holds designations from the National Association of College Financial Advisors and is a Certified College Planner and is a member of the National Association of College Advisors.

Ryan is a recognized college aid expert, consultant, speaker, author, and coach.  He is frequently interviewed on the radio, published in newspapers, magazines, and online including CBS Money Watch, The Business Insider, and MarketEDU.com.  In recognition of his outstanding work, Ryan’s book, College Aid for Middle Class America: How to Pay Wholesale vs Retail, has been endorsed by nationally known CPA and the President and Founder of the National Association of College Planners, Rick Darvis.

Ryan created a step-by-step college planning system, How to Pay Wholesale vs. Retail, that produces exceptional and predictable results of paying wholesale college pricing for any type of student.  As an expert in helping families throughout the U.S. reduce the financial elephant of paying for college, he has assisted close to a thousand families save an average of $40,000 to $60,000 of college cost per child.

Ryan’s expertise also has become renowned within his own market. Ryan is often invited to speak at High Schools, PTSA groups, libraries, and professional groups in which he shares his unique cutting-edge tax, financial, and academic strategies to provide families with affordable solutions for the high cost of education without sacrificing their current retirement of lifestyle.

Ryan’s websites www.collegeaidformiddleclass.com and www.clarkcollegefunding.com offer in depth discussions on his programs and services, from publishing to one-on-one mentoring, as well as insights into his background and expertise, and free subscriptions to his monthly e-newsletter, “College Planning News: Providing Strategies To Make College An Affordable Reality.”

Ryan holds an MBA from Queens University in Charlotte and is an alumnus of the United States Merchant Marine Academy where he earned an ABET accredited Bachelors Degree in Marine Systems Engineering. He is also a retired Lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve and a U.S. Coast Guard License as a Third Asst. Engineer (unlimited tonnage).

Clark College Funding Inc. was created to tame the “financial elephant” of paying for college while protecting your current standard of living and future retirement plans through unique college and tax planning strategies.

As founder and CEO of Clark College Funding and Tuition Publishing, he has enabled thousands of families to obtain a quality college degree for less than they dreamed possible by helping them maximize their college aid, and he will show you too!