The sidelines don’t contain us. We are more than who we are inside the lines. Join us as passionate individuals, athletes and community organizations create positive conversation and dialogue around the idea that sports have the power to strengthen and transform our communities.
About The Host
Ryan Plourde
Ryan is originally from Maine but grew up in Colorado. He has played sports his entire life, finishing his formal athletic career as a student-athlete at the University of Redlands. His life has revolved around sports- starting as an athlete and then as a coach and now as a career; though he still plays and coaches.
For the past 10 years, Ryan has worked both domestically and internationally in a variety of capacities. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia where he started to work with Grassroots Soccer to implement the program throughout the country. After working with GRS for 3 years, Ryan moved to Colorado as the Program Director for Soccer Without Borders, an organization that uses the power of soccer to work with refugee youth in the United States.
This incredibly rewarding and inspiring work led Ryan to his current position as a Program Officer for FHI360, working as part of a dynamic team that oversees the Sports Visitor and Sports Envoy programs. In this capacity, he works with coaches and youth athletes from all over the world to put together sports-based exchange programs that bring people together through the wonderful power of sports.
Why a podcast?
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