Ashton has been in the meeting and event management industry for over 15 years planning meetings in the scientific and not-for-profit environments. Prior to Association Headquarters, Ashton worked for the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) where she was part of a team managing more than forty 250-500 person meetings, and a 15,000-person citywide conference annually.  She joined AH in 2016 and is the Director of Meetings. She holds the Certified Meeting Professional and Digital Event Strategist designation.