Cde® Ashley Cochran Idi

Ashley Cochran is a Diversity and Inclusion Project Manager at the Chicago Housing Authority, where expertise lies in employee engagement, corporate programming, and cultivating equitable organizations. With a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, Ashley's work enhances the workplace environment through language access services, outreach initiatives, employee resource groups, and intensive data analytics. Prior to this role, experience included serving as a Family Reunification Specialist at the US Department of Health and Human Services, reuniting unaccompanied immigrant children with families while ensuring access to essential resources. Ashley holds a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages and Literatures from Eastern Illinois University.