Ashley graduated from Hope College in Holland, Michigan with her bachelor’s degree in Social Work in 2016, and from Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois with her master’s degree in Social Work in 2019. She moved to Denver, Colorado in 2019 with her husband and Golden Retriever, Woodson. She spent three years working with adoptive families and birth parents providing case management services and relinquishment counseling. Looking to focus on a more clinical role, Ashley joined Denver Children’s Advocacy Center as a Child and Family Therapist in 2023 and looks forward to walking alongside children and families in their healing journeys.