Ashley has been teaching since she was in Kindergarten. Little did she know, her dolls would one day become real-life students and her beloved overhead projector would become her students’ interactive whiteboard. After earning her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Texas Tech University, she taught Kindergarten in Spring Branch ISD in Houston and fell in love all over again. After three joy-filled years of teaching Kindergarten, she moved to Austin to pursue her graduate degree at The University of Texas and earned her Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction.

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Ashley discovered a new passion during her graduate coursework: teaching teachers. She enjoyed serving pre-service teachers at The University of Texas as both a Faculty Specialist and Student Teacher Facilitator.

Ashley and her father purchased the land that WonderWell now calls home in September 2015, submitted their Site Plan Permit Application to the City of Austin in December 2015, received their permit in October 2016, and broke ground the next month. On January 3, 2018, WonderWell's first Imagineers walked through the front doors!

Ashley’s passion for learning, years of teaching in the early childhood classroom, collaborative graduate courses, and six years of leading and evolving WonderWell's programming, in partnership with the exceptionally talented and passionate staff, has resulted in WonderWell's stellar reputation as the acclaimed destination early learning environment.