Ryan Yewell

Ryan Yewell is the Coordinator and Founding Instructor at the Africa Digital Media Academy (a constituent of Rwanda Polytechnic) in Kigali, Rwanda, and has over 30 years of industry experience in multimedia content creation and video production. Integrating a strong technical foundation built on seven years in software quality assurance with a passion for visual storytelling, he has developed a forward-thinking, competency-based educational program that he continues to iterate on with post-secondary students and graduates from his programs. His work focuses on driving modern media training initiatives, including AI-augmented video production workflows, to equip emerging creators with practical, industry-aligned technical and creative skills.