Ryan M. McCafferty was appointed to the Board of Directors by the Mayor of the city of Cleveland in July, 2024.   

As a Business Agent and proud third-generation member of Pipefitters Local Union No. 120, he works passionately to ensure that men and women working in the construction industry, specifically the members of Pipefitters Local 120, earn just and family-sustaining wages, quality health care, and a dignified retirement as they contribute their time, energy and skills to building the very community—the infrastructure and buildings– we all share and enjoy.  

McCafferty currently serves as a Trustee on numerous boards within his Local, including the Pension and Annuity Funds, the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and the Local 120 Health and Welfare Fund.  He also serves on the Executive Board of the North Shore AFL-CIO.  

Born and raised in Cuyahoga County, Ryan attended St. Ignatius High School and went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts at Xavier University.  At various times throughout his youth Ryan lived and worked abroad in places including Nepal, the Dominican Republic, Alaska, Montana, Chicago and southeast Ohio before returning home, taking up residence in Cleveland and entering the Pipefitters as an apprentice.  The folks he met and lived amongst over those years helped to broaden and deepen his understanding of what connects us all as humans and helped to shape his life outlook in a more global capacity.  A lover of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, Ryan enjoys paddling Lake Erie and its tributaries, hiking and biking the trails of the Metroparks and Cuyahoga Valley, and taking in live music at any of the many and great local venues of Northeast Ohio.