Michele Ryan, GPC, is an Assistant Director with Assel Grant Services. Michele joined the firm in 2019, bringing twenty years of non-profit sector experience in elementary, secondary and higher education, performing arts and social services. She received her bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, and has broad fundraising knowledge with a focus on grant writing and management in the Greater St. Louis Region. Michele has successfully secured over $16 million in funding from government, foundation, corporate, and individual sources over the course of her career.