Ashley Chapman Kenneth

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ABOUT ASHLEY CHAPMAN KENNETH

Ashley C. Kenneth is President and Chief Executive Officer at The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis (TCI). Ashley’s work and passion to advance racial and economic justice stems from her role as a mother, her deep community involvement, and her lineage as a direct descendant of resilient people who were once enslaved in Virginia. Before joining TCI in 2019 as Senior Vice President for Policy and Legislative Affairs, Ashley worked as the Director of Advocacy and Policy for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society where she was responsible for policy development, analysis, and volunteer engagement in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. In 2021, Ashley was appointed by Governor Ralph Northam to the Commission to Examine Racial and Economic Inequity in Virginia Law. She is a graduate of Leadership Metro Richmond, the Minority Political Leadership Institute at VCU, and the inaugural cohort of the national Fannie Lou Hamer Fellowship program. Ashley has championed the importance of centering racial equity in policy making, and her expertise has moved the needle on progressive policy issues from increasing access to healthcare to raising the state’s minimum wage. Ashley has a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her master’s degree in social policy was received from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice, where she has been inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame. Specialties Include: Policy analysis, government relations, community engagement, volunteer recruitment and retention, training and meeting facilitation, legislative research, writing and editing.