Communications Volunteer
Ashley is a freelance writer, philanthropist, and passionate advocate for criminal legal system reform. Prior to the Pandemic, she lived for three years in Houston, Texas, where she served as a court advocate for gang-involved youth in a Harris County juvenile court and led a community advisory group providing policy recommendations to Fort Bend County's DA on “disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline.” Her experience in Houston made her acutely aware of the failures of the criminal legal system to address the causes and impacts of juvenile and young adult crime. Now back in the Boston-area, she is thrilled to be able to support the work of TPP as a communications volunteer and to continue to learn about the potential of restorative practices to help heal individuals and communities.
Ashley previously ran a non-profit to support sustainable household energy solutions in East and Southern Africa. She also directed a pilot school for learning disabilities in Lincoln, MA. As a journalist, she was a long-time contributor to Harvard Magazine and worked as a science writer for the Clean Air Task Force. She holds a PhD in cultural anthropology from UC Berkeley (her dissertation on women in Vietnam was published by Routledge Press in 2003) and an AB in social studies from Harvard College. She serves on the board of the Lone Star Justice Alliance, a Texas-based nonprofit focused on improving the lives of youth and emerging adults in the justice system. She is mom to three young adult sons and lives in Brookline.
Ashley previously ran a non-profit to support sustainable household energy solutions in East and Southern Africa. She also directed a pilot school for learning disabilities in Lincoln, MA. As a journalist, she was a long-time contributor to Harvard Magazine and worked as a science writer for the Clean Air Task Force. She holds a PhD in cultural anthropology from UC Berkeley (her dissertation on women in Vietnam was published by Routledge Press in 2003) and an AB in social studies from Harvard College. She serves on the board of the Lone Star Justice Alliance, a Texas-based nonprofit focused on improving the lives of youth and emerging adults in the justice system. She is mom to three young adult sons and lives in Brookline.