Ryan ZimmerMas is a Senior Project Manager at Spark.
He he leads development of the North Omaha Trail and helps guide Spark’s Co‑Development program for emerging housing developers. A former Lead Program Manager at the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, he has managed major state and federal recovery investments and advanced affordable housing efforts across the Omaha metro. In 2022, Ryan and Carolina Padilla launched the grassroots Housing Coalition for Older Adults. In 2026, Ryan and Carolina helped launch Age Friendly Omaha, a citywide initiative to strengthen Omaha’s livability for all ages.