Ryan McLane

Ryan McLane is the principal of Big Walnut Intermediate School, located in Sunbury, Ohio. He is passionate about making school about learning and fun and about sharing those great concepts with the community. Ryan and his staff created the first Teach Like A PIRATE Day in 2012 at Utica Junior High School, a day in which students had the freedom to attend any class that was of interest to them.

Ryan began his career as a high school social studies and business teacher, where he taught for twelve years and coached football and wrestling before making the transition to administration. He is a graduate of Muskingum College and Xavier University.

Ryan lives just outside of Columbus, Ohio, with his wife and two daughters.