Ryan Reynolds, is a Firefighter Paramedic at Orange County Fire Authority. After over a decade as a professional rugby player, Ryan quickly transitioned to being a Firefighter in 2019. Ryan was one of 3 females to successfully complete a 20 week career academy and a year of probation with no prior experience or education in firefighting or EMS. Ryan's proven success stems from consistency, hard work, and a continual willingness to learn. While still on probation, Ryan interviewed for Paramedic School and despite the hesitation demonstrated by her superiors, she was approved and graduated at the top of her class earning an Associates in Emergency Medicine and was one of the first to promote to Firefighter Paramedic from her class.   Prior to firefighting, Ryan’s has a remarkable athletic background, having been an Olympian and professional rugby player for the U.S. National and Olympic Teams. Achievements include a 5th place finish at the 2016 Olympic Games, being named 7s Player of the Year by The Rugby Breakdown in January 2017, being recognized as one of Team USA’s most highly educated Olympians in 2016 and winning a Bronze Medal at the 2013 World Cup in Moscow, Russia.   Ryan holds a B.S. in Sport & Entertainment Management from the University of South Carolina (2011), and earned her M.B.A. in International Affairs from DeVry's Keller Graduate School (2014) while training for the Rugby World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games. Ryan has helped several small businesses and CrossFit affiliates with their strategic marketing solutions, sales and membership retention. Most notably, Ryan assisted to rebrand an affiliate to have a 100% online presence crafted to build a female-empowered CrossFit community. Ryan's contributions included designing a new logo, redefining the mission of the brand, and rewriting the business plan. When she’s not helping on the backend of gyms, Ryan is also a CrossFit Coach, a nutrition coach, a weightlifting Coach, and a pregnancy and postpartum Athleticism Coach. Ryan is a peer fitness trainer for her fire department sharing her wealth of knowledge and and experiences in health and wellness with her brothers and sisters on the job as well as helping recruits prepare for interviews and the demands of the fire academy.  Ryan currently lives in San Diego, CA. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, supporting her wife’s professional racing career and hanging out with their goldendoodle, Winston.