Ashley Gibson Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, IN, US

• Multi-state regional director, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, working in the Midwest and New England advocating in support of public policy and other initiatives designed to enhance student access, participation, and.
• Targeted work towards the promotion of student opportunity, success, and equality in education through programs and services, including the SAT Suite of Assessments and Advanced Placement (AP)
• Connect, develop, and advise state legislatures, governor’s offices, and State Boards of Education to advance and strengthen policies for students to be prepared for college or career upon high school graduation
• Orchestrated Indiana statute change to use a college entrance examination as the high school assessment and advised a successful RFP bid awarding the contract to College Board and the SAT Program
• Compose and pursue computer science and STEM-related policies and appropriations in multiple states to connect students to statewide workforce needs
• Attained more than $40 million to support low-income students AP Exam fees in four states

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Integral staff member of a non-partisan, student-focused education advocacy group responsible for researching, developing, and coordinating legislation and regulations that align with the organization’s mission and.
• Promoted the organization in front of policymakers at the local and state levels and influenced policy implementation within the executive and legislative branches
• Drafted and pursed legislation, regulations, and policy papers to support Stand Indiana’s annual impact planning agenda and developed legislative strategies around education policy issues and prepared briefing.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Key members of the governor’s legislative team with extensive experience in state legislative deliberations, diplomacy, and interpersonal relations, strategic planning, and lobbying.
• Represented the governor before the state legislature, advocacy groups, and the public.
• Mobilized the realization of Roadmap for Indiana, the governor’s inaugural legislative agenda, which focused on promoting private sector job growth, the development of world-class schools, protecting taxpayers, and.
• Managed the Legislative Assistant and oversaw the more than seventy-five state agencies’ Legislative Directors and Liaisons
• Cultivated close working relationships with legislators and other vital interest groups to adopt and advance multiple pieces of legislation
• Spearheaded major initiatives and strategies with other state agencies to ensure the enactment of legislation aligned to the governor’s policy goals and objectives

• Primary legislative liaison for the Indiana Department of Education and State Superintendent Dr. Tony Bennett
• Commanded a wide range of interrelated activities involving state legislative relations including coalition building, policy development, and multi-agency coordination
• Skillfully shepherded Putting Students First, the nation’s most comprehensive education reform agenda, through the state legislature. The sweeping reform package embraced a broad range of issues: teacher evaluation and.
• Hired direct reports including the Deputy Legislative Director and legislative interns

• Created and provided strategic policy and legislative recommendations to the governor and senior staff on K-12 related policy matters
• Monitored legislative action and provided daily briefings for the governor and senior staff

• Selected as one of only seven statewide to participate in a year-long fellowship designed to give recent college graduates experience serving in state government. Ten of the twelve months were spent directly in the.

• Worked closely with governmental affairs professionals at the firm, including lobbyists and other partners
• Responsible for the creation and distribution of daily schedules to members of governmental affairs staff
• Attended and briefed the Governmental Affairs Practice Group on daily General Assembly action items
• Responsible for composition of weekly client update letter
• Researched Indiana Code cites for potential client legislation

• Worked on Indy’s 12 Free Days of Christmas and the holiday media kit campaign
• Guest writer on Indy Insight blog
• Wrote news releases and helped keep information up-to-date for the Web site, www.Indy.org and monitor media clippings
• Developed weekly and monthly event descriptions for Hispanic publications and social media sites: El Coyote, a free newspaper to the community where evento locales (local events) are featured

• Account Coordinator, Spiris, Inc. sponsorship of Purdue University Air Race Classic Team, handled project from start to finish
• Worked on IPL 2007 Golden Apple Awards, Wal-Mart “Luck in Love” Wedding promotions and Schmidt Associates IPS Capital Improvements Program
• Wrote news release, established media relations and monitored media clippings

• Wrote news releases and weekly columns for nine State Legislators
• Scheduled and attended press conferences and other media events
• Responsible for covering the Governor’s weekly media availability and created talking points for the House Legislators and staff to be used during media events

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Dean's Student Advisory Board, Phi Alpha Delta International Law Fraternity, BarBri Student Representative.

Bachelor Of Arts, Public Relations

Activities and Societies: PRSSA; Professional Development Director, 2007 and Treasurer, 2006; Jaguar Communications; student-run PR firm.

Education record

Education record

Executive Women In Leadership Certificate, August 2019