Ashley Covington
Strategic Program & Partnerships Leader | University Relations & Workforce Development | Corporate & Community Partnerships | Corporate Events | Consultative Sales & Relationship Management
- Role
- Senior Business Project Manager at American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
- Location
- Birmingham, AL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ashley Covington
Strategic program and partnerships leader with more than a decade of experience advancing corporate initiatives through community engagement, university relations, workforce development, corporate events, and consultative relationship management. I specialize in building high-value partnerships, scaling programs, and aligning social impact objectives with business priorities.At American Honda, I have led nonprofit and community partnerships, strengthened early-career and university pipelines, directed large-scale activations, and collaborated with senior leaders to connect external partnerships with organizational outcomes. I operate effectively across strategy and execution structuring initiatives, negotiating agreements, tracking performance, and driving continuous improvement.Core strengths:• Developing trusted partnerships with corporations, nonprofits, and academic institutions• Designing structured, scalable programs and events with measurable outcomes• Advancing relationship-based sales and stakeholder engagement strategies• Coordinating cross-functional alignment and ensuring project delivery• Leading with clarity, accountability, and disciplined follow-throughPurpose-driven, business-minded, and execution-focused, I bring a disciplined approach to building partnerships that create value for organizations and the communities they serve.
Experience
Senior Business Project Manager
American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
Sep 2022 — Present · AL, US
Lead a portfolio of 50+ nonprofit and university partnerships, negotiating agreements, shaping programs, and ensuring alignment with CSR and workforce development priorities.Direct talent activations across colleges, nonprofits, and conferences, coordinating large-scale recruitment events, speaking engagements, and campus initiatives that strengthen early-career pipelines.Partner cross-functionally with Talent Acquisition and business leaders to ensure external partnerships directly support hiring objectives and representation goals.Manage a $1.2M engagement budget, prioritizing investments, monitoring performance, and ensuring measurable program ROI.Use KPIs and data dashboards to assess program outcomes and secure continued funding for high-impact initiatives.
Education
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Bachelor's Degree, Agriculture, General
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Master of Science (MS), Agricultural Teacher Education
2012 — 2013
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Economics; Agribusiness
2007 — 2011
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Master's Degree, Agriculture, General
Skills
- Market Research
- Agriculture
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Inventory Management
- Microsoft Publisher
- Access
- Customer Service
- Windows 7
- Google Apps
- Marketing
- Research
- Teamwork
- Training
- Sales Management
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Android
- Retail
- Merchandising
- Management
- Team Building
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Horticulture
- Program Management
- Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Public Speaking
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