Ashley is from Muskegon, Michigan. She got her undergraduate degree with a dual major in Environmental Studies and Spanish from Western Michigan University, where she graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors. She is currently a graduate student at the University of New Mexico where she is studying Water Resources. In her free time, Ashley likes to hike, kayak, garden, read, visit farmer’s markets, and volunteer with the Albuquerque Beekeepers.