Ashley Jost

Ashley Jost currently serves as the Director of the Office of Student Life and Interim Director of the Office of Student Affairs at Saint Louis University - Madrid Campus since January 2023. Prior to this role, Ashley Jost held several key positions at Saint Louis University, including Chief of Staff to the Vice President for Student Development and Director of Presidential Communications from January 2020 to March 2023. Experience also includes serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for Critical Issues in Higher Education at the University of Missouri-Columbia from March 2018 to December 2019, and as a higher education and breaking news reporter for both the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Columbia Daily Tribune. Academic credentials include a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from Truman State University and a Master of Arts in Communication from Saint Louis University, expected to be completed in August 2024.