Ryan Carstens
Hailing from Texas, Ryan Carstens joined the Church when he was a college student; Fay, his wife, joined the Church when she was 13. They met at a regional young adult dance while he was a student at Oklahoma State University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree and teaching certificate in German and social studies, and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction. He continued his education earning a doctorate in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
Brother Carstens is now the System Liaison Officer at BYU-Pathway. Before joining BYU-Pathway in 2020, Ryan served as a college president in two different states. He has over 42 years of higher education experience in executive, administrative, leadership, and faculty roles, designing online and campus systems that span the entire student life cycle and support college efforts to improve student success.
Brother Carstens and his wife, Fay, have five married sons and eleven grandchildren.
