Ashley Hollenbeck, she/her/hers
Director
About
In her role as Director, Ashley oversees operations and programming of Education Abroad at Western Washington University. She grew up in the Pacific Northwest as a first-gen, pell grant student and first went abroad on a faculty-led program to Belize to study marine ecosystems, upon returning Ashley decided to study abroad in Australia. Her work has focused on environmental conservation, international development, governance, and intercultural education in various roles locally and nationally in Japan, Vietnam, Morocco, and the United States. She holds a Masters of Public Administration, MA in Peace Studies, and a Bachelors of Science in Environmental Science and Political Science. Before moving into this role, she served as the Executive Director of InPlace and was an instructor for the Global Studies Minor at WWU teaching both in the classroom and leading faculty-led programming.