Ashley received her Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice from Broome Community College, followed by her Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice from the University at Albany. She began her nursing education at St. Joseph’s Hospital College of Nursing, where she earned her Associate of Science in Nursing. She then pursued her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner from Le Moyne College.  Ashley worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital as a Medical-Surgical Staff Nurse for several years, prior to her last position there as a Nurse Practitioner for St. Joseph’s Physicians.