Ashley Nicole Anderson is from Riverdale, MD just outside of Washington, DC. While attending the University of Rochester, Ashley has held the executive board position as secretary for the Black Students’ Union and the Minority Student Advisory Board.

Through her leadership, she has written letters addressing the lack of diversity in the faculty and staff and lobbied for the establishment of Alumni of Color networks. Previously, she has traveled South Africa with the International Youth Leadership Institute, where she saw first-hand the importance of educational equality in the fight for social justice.