Ashley Taylor is the Senior Associate, Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives at the WES Mariam Assefa Fund. In this role, she is responsible for supporting the Fund’s external partnerships and initiatives with funders and other external stakeholders, while managing internal philanthropic initiatives.
Prior to joining the Fund, Ashley supported and advocated for academic opportunity and equity for immigrants, refugees, and low-income families. She also managed community initiatives that center intersectional experiences. Ashley first joined WES in 2019, working in WES’ core business services serving international student, immigrant, and refugee applicants through credential evaluation services.
Ashley is deeply committed to applying a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion, amplifying marginalized voices, and uplifting Black leaders.
