Co-Founder; CEO
Sick Cells
Washington, District of Columbia
Ashley is Sick Cells' co-founder and President. She is a recognized leader in the sickle cell community at a local and national level. She brings a wealth of experience to the field of sickle cell disease (SCD), and her knowledge and skill set continue to make a great impact in the lives of those suffering from SCD. Ashley effectively works in the community building coalitions, diversifying the SCD space, and fighting to level the playing field to improve access and care for those with SCD.
Ashley completed her Master’s Degree at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. She studied sociological research methods and focused on health disparities for people with SCD in the United States and the United Kingdom. Ashley also worked with the Merton Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Group in London. After graduate school, she worked with University of Illinois in Chicago’s sickle cell program and later translated into policy work in Washington, DC. While working as a policy researcher, Ashley successfully wrote sickle cell disease into part of an $8 million Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) funding announcement to address disparities for adults in the emergency department.
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