Ashley is a born and raised Texan. After attending Texas A&M University where she received a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics in 2016, she received her Master of Business Administration from the Greehey School of Business in 2018 and her Doctorate of Jurisprudence from St. Mary’s Law School in 2019. In law school, Ashley was on the dean’s list and was a staff writer for the 21st volume of the Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Race and Social Justice.