Ryan Phelps, BSN, RN-BC, Clinical Nurse Specialist.  Ryan is a Colorado native with 10 years of psychiatric nursing experience.  Ryan has worked in human services related fields in many different settings for over 20 years and appreciates the value and power of community based, recovery oriented programs.  Ryan graduated from Metropolitan State College of Denver with a degree in Behavioral Science and Native American Studies with a focus on Anthropology and History.  Ryan later attended New Hampshire Technical Institute and Southern New Hampshire University where he earned a degree in nursing and obtained ANCC certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing.  Ryan is married and has three children.  He enjoys spending time outdoors with his family, particularly exploring east into the Great Plains.