Ashley Ferris Email and Phone Number

Ashley Ferris is a National Instructor with the IIR and BJA VALOR initiative, a Founder of and Public Speaker with A Fighting Chance LTD, and a Learning Project Coordinator. Prior to these roles, Ashley was a law enforcement officer with Lakewood Police Department in Lakewood, Colorado from January of 2018 to June of 2023. Before becoming an LEO, Ashley was an All-Source Intelligence Analyst with the United States Army and a project manager for a Denver area developer. During her tenure as an LEO, Ashley was appointed to several leadership, mentoring, and instructing positions. Some of those positions included Field Training Officer, Crisis Intervention Coach, Public Information Officer, CPR and Tactical Medical Care Instructor, amongst others. Ashley has received more than 15 awards since her hire date as a law enforcement officer, most of which were a result of an incident on December 27, 2021. Those awards include a Purple Heart, Law Enforcement Officer of the Year 2022 by the American Police Hall of Fame, Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police Law Enforcement Officer of the Year 2022 and Valor Award, and the International Footprint Association Most Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of the Year 2022. During that 2021 incident, Ashley was seriously injured and ultimately medically retired from the department in 2023. Ashley continues and expands her service through LEO training, outreach, and public speaking regarding her critical incident. Ashley lives and loves to serve the community, her organizations, and her friends and peers.