Ashley grew up in Kettering.  After graduating from West Point with a degree in Political Science and spending 8 years in the active duty Army, he and his wife Emily decided to return in 2000 to raise their three children in the community that they had always considered “home”.

Ashley serving as the moderator during a Tenant-Landlord Workshop sponsored by the Kettering Board of Community Relations.

A lot has happened in the last decade.  Ashley served in many volunteer leadership roles during this period.  These roles included work as part of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Program, serving as an adult leader in the Boy Scout program at Christ United Methodist Church, and as the Vice Chairman of the Kettering Board of Community Relations.  Ashley and Emily served at Fairhaven Church where Ashley taught Sunday School and worked with the Middle School Ministry.

Ashley also continued his military service in the Reserve Component after leaving active duty.  He is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Ohio National Guard and serves as the Operations Officer for the 371st Sustainment Brigade.  He has received numerous military awards during his 22 years in uniform, including the Bronze Star for his 2003 service with the 82nd Airborne Division as a Civil Military Operations Officer in Iraq.

In addition to completing a Master of Business Administration degree from Wright State University and the Army’s Command and General Staff College, Ashley is also a graduate of the Kettering Leadership Academy Class of 2005.

Ashley worked for as the Corporate Logistics Manager for CDC Distributors, a Wholesale Flooring Distributor servicing retail stores in Ohio and the surrounding states.  He gained significant perspective with regard to business and development while working as part of the management team in a family owned business from 2002 until its successful sale in December 2010.

In November 2009 the citizens of Kettering elected Ashley to the Kettering City Council.  He was sworn into office in January 0f 2010.  As a City Council Representative, Ashley is also a member of the Miami Valley Communications Council.