Ashley is a Precambrian geologist with a strong background in the geology of the Great Lakes Region. She has worked as an exploration geologist in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota for over 10 years, focused on metallic deposits hosted by the Proterozoic rocks of the Penokean volcanic belt and midcontinent rift.

She also worked in the Carolina Slate Belt of North and South Carolina using historic data and new geochemistry, SWIR and geologic observations to update the understanding of the geology and metallogeny of the Carolina Terrane. She earned her M.S. in Economic Geology from Colorado School of Mines and B.A. in Geological Sciences from the University of Minnesota – Duluth. Ashley is currently based in Marquette, MI focused on the Precambrian geology of the Upper Peninsula and supporting the assessment of the natural resources of the region.