Ashley Nash is a native of Monroe, Louisiana, who currently resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A high school graduate of Ouachita Parish High School and college graduate of the Grambling State University and the University of Louisiana at Monroe. She wants to make a difference in this world and lives everyday with that goal. Her aspiration are not wealth but it's the quality of life and to promote life. To live everyday with a purposeful live is to live a rich life. She created Ivy Elite as a part of her platform while reigning on the 2008-2009 Royal Court for the Gamma Gamma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi, Incorporated at Grambling State University with the passion to build leaders and break stereotypes within our youth.

Ashley Nash understands the challenges and adversity our youth and young adults encounter in life daily. She has a passion for motivating, mentoring, and educating our youth. She aspires to work with our youth and young adults to help them overcome mental and behavioral health issues in the school, community and home setting, overcome obstacles, develop their personal talents, enhance self-confidence, and realize that accomplishing their goals will be possible with hard work and determination.

Ashley Nash has a diverse background with years of experience in mental and behavioral health, business management, counseling and mentoring youth in the educational school system, performing arts, and community outreach. Starting a non profit has always been her passion. She has and continues to make a difference in the lives of all ages.