Ashley Behnke

Ashley (she/her) grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, right on the border of Washington, DC. She obtained her BA in Sociology and Theatre from Davidson College in North Carolina. She served in the Peace Corps as an English Literacy Volunteer in Saint Lucia as a part of the Eastern Caribbean Cohort from 2019-2020 until being evacuated due to COVID. For the past two years she worked as a Healthcare Advocate for a tech start up, Included Health, aiming to increase accessibility and improve health literacy for people of all backgrounds. As a Coverdell fellow, she hopes to help others heal from their core wounds and navigate complex trauma in an outpatient therapy setting. Ashley enjoys traveling, hiking, yoga, camping, dancing, and all things adventure.