Ryan Pakebusch

Ryan Pakebusch is the Program Administrator for the Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) program. Prior to joining YYAS, Ryan lived and worked in East Africa (Somaliland and Kenya) for nearly five years. In that time, he was a classroom teacher, college counselor, researcher, and consultant to NGOs and foreign governments. Ryan earned a dual-degree in Government and Communication Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and will earn a Master’s in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in May 2022.