Websites house a lot of content, and Ashley White makes sure that each piece of information is properly placed. As Content Management Associate she creates, formats, updates and proofs content for multiple clients.
Previously Ashley worked in communications at the National Civil Rights Museum, aiding in fundraising efforts, working on publicity campaigns and managing its social media accounts. She was a contributing writer to Playback:stl magazine, an arts and entertainment webzine.
A graduate of Webster University with a degree in journalism, Ashley also studied publishing at New York University, and spent a semester studying abroad at Webster University Leiden in the Netherlands.
Enthusiastic and determined, she embraces the confident words of a favorite artist, Beyoncé: “Now, I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’d bet on, it’s myself.”
Q&A
What three words describe you best?
Passionate. Go-getter. Lively.
What was your greatest fear as a child?
Heights! I’m still not too much of a fan but at least I don’t shriek anymore.
What talent would you most like to have?
Dancing. Then I could be a backup dancer on the round for Beyonce Knowles Carter!
Who is your favorite author?
There are too many to choose just one!
- Toni Morrison for her uncanny ability to vividly paint the intricacies of blackness, love and society
- Maya Angelou for her raw, honest truth about her life’s mistakes and how she never stopped living
- Shakespeare for the many life lessons you can still learn from his stories today
- Ralph Ellison, Lorraine Hansberry and Zora Neale Hurston for their ability to show society to be as complex yet fascinating as it really is
What is your favorite place to visit?
Brussels, Belgium
Eric talks about Ashley W.
Ashley is a hard worker who gets it done. She also does a little happy dance in her chair when she gets exactly what she was craving for lunch (Thai, for example).
