{"id":15444,"date":"2025-08-11T14:28:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/?p=15444"},"modified":"2025-08-11T14:30:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:30:21","slug":"radford-university-ryan-bowyer-chief-of-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/key-placement\/radford-university-ryan-bowyer-chief-of-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Radford University Hires Ryan Bowyer as Chief of Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15444\" class=\"elementor elementor-15444\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1854f44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"1854f44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0507d8\" data-id=\"f0507d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5abd1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5abd1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14995 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Radford-University-logo-OG-e1754922283317-300x102.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Radford-University-logo-OG-e1754922283317-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Radford-University-logo-OG-e1754922283317.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radford.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radford University<\/a> has appointed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ryanbowyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan Bowyer<\/a> as Chief of Staff. Radford University partnered with Buffkin \/ Baker on the search.<\/p><p>In his role as Chief of Staff, Bowyer will play a critical role within the President\u2019s cabinet, overseeing strategic initiatives, managing cabinet operations and institutional projects, and serving as a key liaison between the President and senior university stakeholders. He will also be responsible for the planning, implementation, and completion of the University\u2019s strategic vision and related activities across all divisions, departments, and units. Bowyer will report directly to the President.<\/p><p>Bowyer joins Radford from Emory &amp; Henry University, where he has served for the past seven years in various leadership roles, beginning as Dean of Student and most recently as Senior Vice President for Administration and Chief of Staff. Prior to his time at Emory &amp; Henry, he worked at Coastal Carolina University as Conduct Officer within the Dean of Students Office. There, he helped manage the conduct case load within the residential community and developed the Bystander Class for students going through the conduct process. He has also held roles at other institutions, including Methodist University and Radford University.<\/p><p>Bowyer holds bachelor\u2019s degrees in History and in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies from Emory &amp; Henry University, and a Master of Science in Education: Curriculum and Instruction from Radford University. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education from The University of Southern Mississippi, with an anticipated graduation date of December 2025.<\/p><p>Read Radford University\u2019s full announcement here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radford.edu\/news\/2025\/bowyer-chief-of-staff.html#:~:text=Radford%20University%20is%20pleased%20to,the%20Office%20of%20the%20President.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.radford.edu\/news\/2025\/bowyer-chief-of-staff.html#:~:text=Radford%20University%20is%20pleased%20to,the%20Office%20of%20the%20President.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radford University has appointed Ryan Bowyer as Chief of Staff. Radford University partnered with Buffkin \/ Baker on the search. 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