Ashley has worked with hundreds of children and families from a variety of backgrounds in the past 16 years. Her previous experiences include serving as a Family Support Specialist in San Francisco Unified School District; a Case Manager and Program Coordinator at Hunters Point Family; a Children's Ministry Director at Glad Tidings Church in San Francisco; and an Afterschool Teacher and Tutor at Alice Fong Yu Elementary.

At the heart of Ashley’s approach is a belief in the power of purposeful play — a dynamic, joyful way to spark multidimensional growth. When children flourish, so do the families, schools, and communities around them. She is a San Francisco native with Garifuna roots in Trujillo, Honduras. She is an optimist; a nature lover; a proud Alumna of Howard University and Brown University; and an enthusiastic educator at Meadows Livingstone School in San Francisco, CA.

Ashley is a brain-based learning coach for children and youth of color. Her approach integrates sensory awareness with movement and pattern recognition to optimize executive functioning. In doing so, they develop their attributes and life-long, transferrable skills. Ashley also uses drawing as a framework for improving attentional control, hand-eye coordination, spatial awareness, and decision making. She specializes in helping neurodivergent children and highly sensitive youth of color improve their self-regulation, verbal and nonverbal expression, and increase academic success.

Using her signature S.H.I.N.E. framework, Ashley designs engaging, supportive environments where kids build adaptability through challenge, improve focus, and gain mastery over their emotions, minds, and bodies. She intentionally guides children to gently expand their emotional and academic comfort zones. This process not only helps “grow their brains” by fostering neural flexibility and adaptability but also boosts their confidence and curiosity about themselves as learners.