District Attorney Ryan, Massachusetts’ only female District Attorney, represents the state’s largest county which is comprised of 54 towns and cities and 26 colleges and universities spread across urban, suburban and rural areas. Middlesex County is home to over one quarter of the state’s population.
Marian has been a constant presence in Middlesex County’s public and private schools, where she lectures and leads workshops to raise awareness of the dangers of prescription drug abuse, teen dating violence, sexual assaults, cyber safety, bullying and distracted driving. She offers an annual Empowering Girls program for middle and high school girls which draws over 400 girls from across the county. Marian has developed Boy Scout Merit badge clinics on crime prevention, forensics, railroad safety and other topics. She regularly presents to parent groups on these issues as well as Social Host liability. Responsible for the safety of not only the close to 250,000 children who attend elementary and high school in the county but for the thousands of students who come from around the globe to attend Middlesex’s 26 colleges and universities, Marian has also developed a college consortium for educators, administrators and campus police, focused on campus safety and security.