Ashley Thomas

Ashley Thomas has a strong background in community and youth engagement, with experience in various roles. Ashley recently served as the Director of Community and Youth Engagement at Truth Initiative, where they were responsible for overseeing the development of their community outreach program and managing staff. Prior to this, Ashley worked as the Senior Manager of Community and Youth Engagement at the same organization, where they designed offline and online campaigns and collaborated with the digital marketing team. Before their time at Truth Initiative, Ashley worked at Greenpeace USA, where they held positions such as Interim Frontline Campaigns Director, Frontline Campaigns Organizer, and Grassroots Coordinator. In these roles, they recruited and worked with volunteers, organized effective campaigns, and provided trainings to college students. Ashley also gained experience at the Clinton Foundation as a Scheduling Intern, where they assisted in managing President Clinton's daily schedule and communicated with individuals and organizations.

Ashley Thomas's education history starts with their participation in a Spanish Immersion and International Politics program at Menéndez Pelayo International University in Sevilla, Spain in 2009. Ashley then went on to earn their Bachelor of Arts degree in Global Politics and Economics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where they studied from 2006 to 2010. Currently, they are pursuing their Master of Public Management in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, with an expected completion date in 2023.