Ryan Saale

Ryan Saale serves as the Director of Operations and Partner Relations at INTO Saint Louis University. In this role, Ryan provides strategic leadership for center operations including management of student experience, marketing and recruitment, and admissions operations.

Ryan joined INTO SLU in 2016 and brings more than 18 years of experience in higher education, international student recruitment, and corporate communications to the organization. Prior to his current role, Ryan served as the Assistant Director of Marketing and Recruitment at INTO SLU, in this role he engaged with students and families, INTO global teams and recruitment partners to drive enrollments to, and increase brand awareness for, INTO SLU and Saint Louis University.

Prior to his roles in higher education, Mr. Saale served in various positions at corporate communications and public relations agencies supporting multinational corporations, Fortune 500 companies, national and local businesses and organizations with focused specialties in strategic communications, media relations and crisis communications. He earned two undergraduate degrees in public relations and Spanish from Webster University and a masters in international affairs from Washington University in St. Louis. He is a native of Saint Louis and has lived, worked and studied abroad in Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Spain.