As director of operations, Sheila Ryan serves as AC Fitzgerald’s first point of contact for client questions regarding billing, contracts, and related administrative matters. Before joining the firm, she spent the previous decade in media operations, most recently at the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), managing logistics for numerous projects, including documentary and news productions, and providing research and analysis for senior leadership, media personalities, and reporters.

Sheila has extensive experience working with nonprofit organizations, including both NGOs and USAID, and has worked for the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from The University of Texas and a master’s degree in international studies from Old Dominion University. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia.