Ashley Larose

Ashley Larose is the Chief Executive Officer at Science North, Canada’s second largest science centre and Northern Ontario’s most popular tourist attraction.

Ashley joined Science North in 2006 and has held various leadership and business development roles throughout her 16 years with the organization, including Senior Manager of International Sales, Director of Customer Relations & Business Development and most recently as the Director of Development overseeing the development and implementation of giving programs and major fundraising initiatives benefitting all catalysts of Science North’s strategic plan.

Ashley received her Honour’s degree in Biology from the University of Waterloo and completed her Master’s of Science at Laurentian University. She is a passionate scientist who spent the earlier part of her career working as a research scientist in cities across North America. Her Master’s degree saw her bringing cutting-edge genomic techniques to the world-renowned freshwater research that was already underway.

As a volunteer, Ashley has served on numerous boards and committees including: Cambrian College’s International Business Advisory Committee, City of Sudbury Tourism Development Committee, to name a few.