Ashley Reid (she/her) is an invested advocate and community worker who brings a diverse wealth of experience and knowledge in community building and social justice work. Prior to joining the Kindred team, Ashley offered her skills in program management and group facilitation around cultural competency and inclusion in educational spaces through the Center for the Positive Development of Urban Children (CPDUC) at the John S. Watson Institute for Urban Policy and Research at Kean University, NJ. Being deeply invested in the communal justice, healing and restoration of those oppressed in society, she has also utilized her group facilitation skills around social justice issues and empowerment in various community organizations such as the Marin Interfaith Council, and the Redwoods Senior Living Community in Marin County, California.

A Trenton, NJ native, Ashley holds her Bachelor of Science in Print Journalism from North Carolina A&T State University, Master of Arts in Management from Wake Forest School of Business, and Master of Divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary.

Ashley is looking forward to immersing herself in the D.C. community and learning how she can use her skills and passions to invest in the wellbeing of the students, caretakers, and administrators of Kindred’s partner school communities.