As a little girl, Dr. Ashlee heard The Starfish Story. The story was about thousands of starfish spread across the beach and one man was seen picking up a starfish and tossing one starfish at a time back into the water. Another man sees this and asks the man why he was doing that because there were too many starfish to save and he would never make a difference. The other man picked up another starfish, looked at the man and said, “It makes a difference to this one,” as he tossed the starfish back into the ocean. For Ashlee this spoke a powerful message: don’t focus on changing the world, but rather change the world for one person at a time.
The Starfish Story became the example for Ashlee’s life as she served her community, then going on to obtain her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology to which she specialized in helping others make a difference in their world. She utilizes the spiritual gifts God has given her, including serving, teaching, leadership, and words of wisdom. She has been given a servant’s heart and has been eager to find ways to spread the message of God’s love to others.
In addition to serving, Ashlee has a passion for traveling. Born in Florida, Ashlee has traveled throughout the United States and the world. With only two states left to visit (Maine and Alaska), she hopes to travel to all 50 states before her 35th birthday. She also desires to travel throughout all Central and South America. She has a passion for speaking Spanish and hopes to pursue her passion of studying it. It is her goal to combine her Spiritual gifts and her love for the Spanish language and traveling to serve on mission trips.