Ashley spent the first six years of her career as a teacher in early childhood education while pursuing her degree in Child Development. Her passion for working with children led her to open and solely operate a play-based home daycare for infants and toddlers. In 2015, she transitioned to the nonprofit sector as an operations manager at a preschool in San Diego. In addition to her role as the operations manager, she assisted the executive director and served several terms on the board of directors. Most recently, she worked independently, providing organizations with administrative support. She is excited to join the SEAL team and support its mission of educational equity.