One of the reasons I really wanted to interview Mary Ryan was because so many of her peers spoke so highly of her. I wanted to learn WHY so many of our friends remember her so fondly. And I did. She’s warm. friendly, smart, funny, talented, inclusive, and engaging … in fact, I can now say from experience that if you spend any time with her at all you realize pretty quickly that there really is … something about Mary. And when someone like that is willing to sit around and talk with you for a while after the interview, well, you DEFINITELY do THAT.