The long-time executive director of the Pima Air & Space Museum has resigned, ending a five-year term at one of the nation’s largest aerospace museums.
Dan Ryan had been at the helm of the Pima Air & Space Museum for five years, leading a capital campaign and the building of the $3.8 million Spirit of Freedom hangar, a sprawling 42,000 foot space that was finished last summer. Ryan resigned Friday surprising staff members.
Efforts to reach Ryan have been unsuccessful.
“Dan just elevated the professionalism and the business activities at the foundation to a new level,” said Yvonne Morris, who will serve as acting executive director. “He really instilled a lot of pride to the employees and the volunteers at the foundation.”
Morris said Ryan had family and California and had been traveling back and forth frequently.
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“As I understand, Dan had several other opportunities that he wanted to pursue, and he is going back to California to be with his family. He is very close with his family, and there was a lot of commuting back and forth on the weekends to be with them,” Morris said. “All of us are really going to miss him a great deal.”
A search will soon begin to find a new executive director for Pima Air & Space Museum, 6000 E. Valencia Road. The museum attracts more than 200,000 visitors annually.
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