Ashely Dickerson

Senior Program Manager, Compassionate Education Systems at National Center For Youth Law

Ashely Dickerson is an Education Liaison with FosterEd: Arizona. She is a proud Arizona native and attended the University of Arizona where she studied the Social and Cultural Foundations in Public Education while focusing on Adolescent Development, Ed Policy and Africana Studies. Dickerson has extensive experience both in and out of the traditional education field and has worked with various nonprofits including serving as an elementary school teacher, completing four terms as an AmeriCorps member in her community, and launching her own leadership and empowerment program for girls of color. She is passionate about creating an equitable and just education system in Arizona, which has led her to FosterEd: Arizona.