Biography

Ashley is a Registered Social Worker who has completed both a BSW from University of Manitoba and a BA from Memorial University spending the past 12 years working in the not-for-profit sector with vulnerable and marginalized populations. Rooted in harm reduction and trauma informed philosophies her work has been primarily frontline and crisis driven where she was able to act on her desire to effect change in the community where she grew up and now works to support survivors of sexual violence as they navigate their legal options. In her free time Ashley is an advocate, grassroots mobilizer, novice photographer, and lover of solo road trips. During the Covid pandemic Ashley began her journey into documentary filmmaking where she has learned to love the craft of visual storytelling and the opportunity it offers for healing, transformation, and a new broader sense of personal justice.

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