Jill Wyan Ryan

Background

Ryan, Jill Wyan was born on November 12, 1947 in New York City. Daughter of Edward Joseph and Marion Theresa (Casale) W.

Education

Bachelor cum laude, Marietta (Ohio) College, 1969; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, Suffolk U., 1980.

Career

Teacher, Parkersburg (West Virginia) Public Schools, 1969-1970; teacher, Point Pleasant (New Jersey) Public Schools, 1970-1976; assistant court clerk, court interpreter, Brick Town (New Jersey) Municipal Court, 1968-1976; paralegal assistant, various private law firms, New Jersey, Massachusetts, 1976-1981; assistant district attorney, County of Suffolk, Boston, 1980-1983; associate, Law Offices David S. Fox, Boston, 1981-1982; staff attorney, United States Office Hearings and Appeals, Boston, 1982-1995; senior attorney, United States Office Hearings and Appeals, Boston, since 1995. Research assistant to justice, Supreme Judicial Court Massachusetts, Boston, 1979-1981.

Achievements

• Bar: Massachusetts 1980, United States District Court (Massachusetts) 1980, United States Court Appeals (1st circuit) 1981.

Membership

Board of directors Cape Ann Symphony, Gloucester, Massachusetts, since 1988, president, 1990-1992, 0hmn. fundraising, 1989-1994. Board directors Chorus North Shore, Rockport, Massachusetts, since 1988, vocal performer, since 1984, stage presence coordinator, since 1984. Vocal performer Berkshire Choral Festival, since 1988.

Vocal performer Jersey Hills Church, 1975-1978, Sweet Adelines, Inc., 1975-1984. Vocal performer Merrimack Valley chapter Sweet Adelines, Inc., 1979-1985, choreographer, 1980-1985. Member American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Sweet Adelines, Sigma Delta Pi, Chi Delta Phi, Alpha Xi Delta.

Interests

• Avocations: cello, vocal music.

Connections

Father:

Edward Joseph W.

Mother:

Marion Theresa (Casale) W.