Prior to joining Caliber, she spent a semester creating a crisis communication plan for the Bending Branch Winery through a Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi crisis communication program. She also served as a photojournalist at the university’s student newspaper, Island Waves, working alongside journalists to cover campus and city events.

Ashley graduated on the dean’s list with Magna Cum Laude honors from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, where she earned her BA in Communication Studies and minors in Digital Journalism and Biology.