Ryan Engle

Experience

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  Ryan Engle, CMT

  Sept 1996 - Jan 2015

  Massage Therapist

  Deep Theraputic Massage, Reiki, Acupressure

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  Lakeview Community Wellness Center

  Oct 2004 - Jul 2009

  Executive Director

  I over saw and supported all aspects of this small non-profit in Lakeview Michigan. Budgeting, Marketing,Finance, Payroll, Human Resources, Maintenance, Program Development, Strategic Planning, BoardDevelopment, Managed 2 full time, 4 part time employees and 16 contract employees. I was a part of theteam to open this facility and worked my way up from the front desk to the Executive Director. I supportedand created fundraising opportunities for the facility to do 2 expansions and equipment purchases in thehundreds of thousands of dollars. Show less

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  Sustainability Matters

  Jan 2009 - Jun 2011

  Owner
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  Michigan Energy Options

  Jun 2011 - Dec 2014

  Energy Specialist

  Manage the logistics for a utility based low income program, Preform BPI & HEScore Energy Assessments, Commercial Energy Assessments, HHRS certified, Manage client accounts, IT support for MEO North office,

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  U.P. Masonic Center and Masonic Square Mall

  Dec 2014 - Jun 2023

  Business Manager

  I oversaw and managed all operations of the 65,000 sqft Upper Peninsula Masonic Association, maintaincontracts for 20 retail spaces and 35 event space rentals for the building each year, built a capitolcampaign to stop the bank foreclosing in 2015, rebuilt the branding and grew the event space rental from15 events per year to 35 events approx. Increased the price per sqft charges up to market standards,brought in new programming, created new opportunities by partnering with other local companies IE..Marquette Chamber of Commerce and the Masonic Theater Group. Increased the usable space of thefacility by renovating once unusable space to conditioned storage, recalibrated the kitchen to allow formore kitchen rentals and created a space for a food vendor in the lower level of the building and negotiated the transition between the UPMA and the new owner of the building in December of 2023. Show less

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  MÄTI- Arts, Theatre & Innovation Company

  Jan 2020 - now

  Executive Director

  I am the Founder of MÄTI -- Arts, Theatre & Innovation Company. I built the non-profit to create a collaborative hub for the Marquette and Central Upper Peninsula for all arts mediums. I built a board during Covid, created programming collaborating with artist and business owners across the Upper Peninsula. Supported the local actors by providing space and money to provide the community with 4 theater productions per year. Created a portable drive-in theater and brought in $36,000 in grant funding during Covid so there was a community opportunity to safely get out of the house and enjoy entertainment in their covid bubble. Collaborated with Joel and Katie Segal to open the Art Drop Shop in the lower level of the Masonic Building. Provided space and finical support through fundraising for Deli Dash and Costume Closet in the Masonic Building. Designed planed and worked with several business to get Grant funding from the State to update the Kitchen in the Masonic building to build capacity for small catering businesses to be able to produce their products and take them to market or event. All of this while still managing the Masonic Building and its tenants. Show less