Ash was born and raised in southern California, but has been living in the Bay area for the past two years. She recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a major in Ethnic Studies and a minor in Education. During her undergraduate years, she enjoyed networking and building community with the people around her. Now that she has graduated, she plans to build and expand on these efforts. Ashly is greatly inspired by nature, friends, love, and passion and lets this fuel her desire to create and build better worlds