Ashleigh Backman

Ashleigh Backman currently serves as the Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer at the Connecticut Bar Foundation, a role held since January 2023. Prior to this position, Ashleigh was the Director of Pro Bono, Partnerships and Development and Interim Executive Director at the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center from December 2020 to January 2023. Ashleigh's experience at the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center also includes serving as Pro Bono Attorney Manager and Intake Attorney from 2019 to 2020. Earlier career highlights include the role of Pro Bono Attorney Manager at Statewide Legal Services of CT Inc from 2014 to 2019. Ashleigh holds an A.B. in Cognitive & Developmental Psychology from Bryn Mawr College and a Juris Doctor degree from UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law.