2024 Benefit for Life

Ryan has a rather unique perspective of the innate nature of Purpose. His biological mother was raped yet courageously gave him a chance to live and the beautiful gift of adoption. He was adopted at 6 weeks of age and grew up in a loving, multi-“racial” Christian family of 15. With siblings of varying ethnicities, he grew up with a great appreciation for diversity. Ten of the thirteen children were adopted in this remarkable family. His life defies the myth of the “unwanted” child as he was adopted, loved and has flourished.

Ryan is the founder of the Radiance Foundation, he is an Emmy® Award-winning creative professional, international public speaker, columnist, factivist, and author. As an adoptee, Ryan has a rather unique perspective on family and purpose. Today he is husband to Bethany and father to four children (two of whom were adopted), and has a heart for for sharing that every human life has purpose and the intrinsic worth we all possess.