His career experience is extensive and includes emergency manager, police instructor, and international security subject matter expert. He has managed and trained various professionals in the corporate sector, institutions of higher learning, military and government sectors, K-12 schools, utility companies, public health, fire protection, and law enforcement. In these roles he has regularly led and created business continuity and emergency management plans in accordance with local, state, and federal mandates. He has directly supervised first responders and civilians during active shooter incidents, hazardous release responses, fires, avalanches, floods, a plane crash, and explosions. Sand has taught active shooter response programs, crime safety awareness programs, firearms, and self-defense lessons for thousands of college students and staff, international law enforcement members, and security personnel.

Sand intends to increase safety and emergency preparedness for the entire UAS community in the areas of all-hazard emergency planning and self defense tactics. “These procedures will greatly assist the overall UAS campus community in being emergency ready and will allow us to extend our best practices to our greater community,” he explained.

UAS Chancellor Rick Caulfield comments “we’re very fortunate to have a person of Ryan’s background and experience as our new emergency management planner. He will help our leadership team ensure that our campus community is safe and healthy, and he will be an important link between university emergency planning and that in the communities in which our campuses are located. I’m excited to have him on board!”