Ryanne Jennings Inspirational Women

Ryanne Jennings is the President/CEO of the Wayne County Community Foundation and joined the organization in the fall of 2019. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health from Temple University and certificate of Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Scranton, certificate in Nonprofit Management and certificate in Nonprofit Fundraising from Temple University.

Ryanne is currently working toward a master's degree at Indiana University's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy with an anticipated graduation date of May 2025. She participated in the Leadership Northern Poconos program class of 2019. Ryanne was awarded the 2020 Community Achievement Award by the Chamber of the Northern Poconos and the 2021 Arthur Watres Community Service Award from the Lacawac Sanctuary Foundation.

Ryanne was voted by her peers and awarded the "Rising Star" award at the NEPA Learning Conference in 2023.

Prior to her work at the Foundation, Ryanne was the Executive Director at The Cooperage Project for nearly four years where she coordi-nated, fundraised and planned over 1000 events. During her tenure she significantly grew grant funding and expanded youth programming such as the Romping Radishes, Pop-Up Club and Bright Kids Yoga.

Ryanne and her husband Jim, along with their two children, moved back to their hometown in Wayne County in 2016 after living in Philadelphia for over 10 years. In Philadelphia she worked in health communications at The Food Trust, a nationally recognized food access organization as well as a HIV test counselor and safe sex educator for ActionWellness (previously ActionAIDS).

Ryanne serves as a board member of the The Cooperage Project, the Pennsylvania Community Foundation Association and the NCAC (Nonprofit & Community Assistance Center). She is also on the Steering Committee of the Wayne/Pike Trails and Waterways Alliance. Ryanne currently serves as a coach for the 2025 cohort of the University of Scranton's Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program.

She is very passionate about community building, public health and the power of collaboration and is also an avid reader.

For more information about the Wayne County Community Foundation, please visit waynefoundation.org.