Ms. Ryles grew up in her hometown of Miami, Florida. In high school her extra-curricular activities were cheerleading, track, and theater arts.

She attended Florida International University where she earned her degree in education with a minor in psychology. Her Master's Degree in Counseling is from Dallas Baptist University.

All of her teaching experience has been in Arlington ISD, at Ellis and Farrell Elementary Schools and Carter Junior High, before joining the Lamar faculty in 2001 as an assistant principal. She works with the Site Based Decision Making Committee, student teachers, the lunch duty schedule, paraprofessionals, cheerleaders, Youth NAACP, the Vi-Queens Drill Team, and the STEP Team in addition to her primary duties with student attendance and discipline.

Mrs. Ryles values relating to her students, and she believes that being a good listener is the best way to accomplish this.

Most of her free time is spent with her church family, which includes her daughter and two sons. Her other hobbies include designing and sewing clothes, painting, gardening, and athletic activities such as running marathons.