Shanna Ruyle is a designer and teaches at Oregon State University for the Design and Innovation Management program and is currently a Co-PI on a VentureWell Faculty Sustainable Design grant supporting the Design for Society certificate. She received her Master degree in Sustainable Design from MCAD and a Honors BFA in Visual Communications as well as a Permaculture Design Certificate from Oregon State University.

As a designer, Shanna has worked for multiple local, governmental, and global entities, including Nike, where she worked on designs for athletes, the Olympics, and a 10-year strategic Sustainable Business and Innovation plan. Shanna has earned over 20 local, regional, and global design awards for her work and has a passion for combining design, education and sustainability in everything she does.