Robert Ryals, Jr.

Chaplain Coordinator for the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office and  Co-Leader of Slidell Minister Association October (first term from 2018-2019 fiscal year until 2020-2021 fiscal year) 

Bob in addition to his positions mentioned above is a local radio host, Secretary for the Ministerial Alliance of Greater

Saint Tammany, a staff Pastor at New Beginnings Church, and newly named Faith-Based Liaison for St. Tammany Parish office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. He retired from the Assembly of God Foreign Missionary serving in Southern and Eastern Europe where he served from 1992 until 2013. Prior to the time of Missionary service Bob was a local self-employed businessman and business consultant to Medical and Dental clients for over 25 years.

Bob was born and raised in New Orleans, educated in public school and studies accounting at the University of New Orleans. He moved to Slidell in 1965. Before the Missionary engagement and time of self-employment Bob for worked for a period of time as in the Structural Design Engineering Group for Chrysler Corporation on the NASA Saturn Program.