Ashley Bernard Email & Phone Number

Beaverton, OR, US

• Led scaling and standardization of Nike's foundational working condition expectations program across distribution centers in 17 countries and 4 geographies globally, with a significant increase in improvement target.
• Engaged cross-functionally on human rights due diligence with Labor, Health & Safety, Compliance, HR, and Legal to drive strategic direction, optimizing performance and working condition practices.
• Designed and program managed zero tolerance and assessment report review framework, building third party consultant support capabilities and decreasing internal review time.
• Developed processes and Guidance to support DC field team self-evaluation and time optimization.

Beaverton, OR, US

• Analyzed internal data and tracked external trends to support strategic risk management decisions.
• Enhanced facility and Geo capabilities through best practice tools and consistent follow up.
• Evolved remediation strategy and visibility, partnering with third party consultant to activate and managing ongoing progress.

Portland, OR, US

• Dual role directing two converged responsible sourcing programs and program development for Fortune 50 RBA aligned tech multinational; co-managed global 20+ person team.
• Led engagement and performance management for 600+ member converged collegiate licenseeresponsible sourcing self assessment and audit programs, standardizing and scaling factory audit, survey and training strategy.
• Built and scaled processes and capabilities that drove 40% YoY improvement in engagement.
• Spoke at conferences and with multi-stakeholder initiatives and engaged with the Fair Labor Association and the Collegiate Licensing Association; grew membership 30% YoY.

Portland, OR, US

• Led FLA accredited and aligned start-ups and organizations in improving working conditions through the development of customized responsible sourcing solutions; co-managed 50+ 3rd party auditors.
• Planned, hosted and was the subject matter expert at 30+ person Asia-based supplier summits on human rights and worker well-being, setting compliance expectations and educating on the business case for grievance.
• Authored and implemented auditor and field team guidance, bringing consistency, efficiency, and scalability to assessments and internal processes.

Manteca, California, US

• Led stakeholder engagement with state regulators and cross-functional teams; served as compliance liaison to finance and sales.
• Developed organization-wide compliance auditing and improvement solutions through analysis andengagement; eliminated significant annual cross-functional expense and time waste.
• Led periodic employee health & safety and wellness education, leading to a more engaged workforce.

Birmingham, England, GB

• Developed labor and environmental compliance strategy and policy, including frameworks and codes, reporting tools, manuals and KPI’s that bred working condition improvement and mitigated risk.
• Led workplace audit corrective action and Fair Labor Association-aligned practice improvement directly with factory and vendor teams.

Baltimore, MD, US

• Re-designed human rights grantee capacity building strategy towards results orientation.
• Managed university group’s social media presence, including a blog and X (formerly Twitter) handle.

Portland, OR, US

• Led award-winning environment social governance (ESG) and public relations campaigns for Bob’sRed Mill, leading to highest in segment sales; managed monthly budget of up to $50k.
• Company sustainability spokesperson and media liaison at trade shows and community events.

Portland, OR, US

• Launched company social media presence, securing influencer status for 10 million+ follower profiles.
• Co-directed and marketed sustainable living YouTube video series, securing 6,000 targeted views.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Self-Designed Coursework Focus: Corporate Responsibility And Marketing

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Marketing And Management (Dual Degree)