As a donor relations officer, Ashley is responsible for prospecting new individuals, families and corporations to become CFT fund holders and partners, while also facilitating cultivation and stewardship strategies for existing CFT fund holders and relationships. She focuses on fundraising and providing exceptional service, both internally and externally, to prospective and existing donors, colleagues and other stakeholders.
Prior to joining CFT, Ashley was the endowment manager and assistant director of donor relations at Southern Methodist University. She stewarded endowed funds by overseeing the annual endowment reporting project and by ensuring endowments were used in accordance with donor intent.
Ashley holds a bachelor’s in English, business management and human rights and a Master of Business Administration, specializing in management and data analytics, all from Southern Methodist University.