Ashley Parker

About Ashley Parker

Ashley is a skilled communications professional with over fifteen years of experience managing media relations and communications strategy for federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, associations, and philanthropic foundations. Through in-house communications roles and extensive agency experience, she has developed expertise in K-12 and higher education policy and practice; CTE; postsecondary access, attainment, and completion; autism and developmental disabilities services and advocacy; workforce development; health and human services organizations; art museums; philanthropic foundations, and other social impact organizations. Throughout her career, Ashley has successfully cultivated local and national media relationships, securing top earned media placements for clients; coordinated highly successful partnerships among federal, national, state and local agencies and organizations; provided strategic communications guidance to executive leadership including C-Suite executives and federal agency appointees and federal career management staff; identified compelling stories and key messages within programs, projects, and reports; developed innovative communications materials; and managed social media campaigns to achieve organizational goals. Please feel free to contact with any questions or requests for mentorship, leads, or information about the various fields I have worked in. I love to connect with fellow PR pros, so don\'t be shy!

Experience

1. Director

   Whiteboard Advisors

   Mar 2023 — Present

   Manages a portfolio of education and workforce development clients focused on advancing educational and economic opportunity for all - scaling college completion, expanding access to work-based learning opportunities, implementing technology to support neurodivergent individuals in school, work and the community, and improving economic mobility for learners and workers.

Education

• Hollins University

  B.A, Business Communications; French

  2004 — 2008

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Coursera/Certificate, Marketing Analytics

Skills

• Marketing
• Nonprofits
• Personal Development
• Public Policy
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Editing
• Photography
• Social Networking
• Strategic Communications
• Publications
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Event Planning
• Corporate Communications
• Public Speaking
• Press Releases
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Social Media
• Program Management
• Web Design
• Blogging
• Policy Analysis
• Grants
• Proposal Writing
• Program Development
• Community Outreach
• Volunteer Management
• Training
• Non-Profits
• Philanthropy
• Fundraising
• Newsletters
• Public Relations
• Media Relations
• Facebook
• Dreamweaver
• Event Management