Ashleigh was born and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona. She is a proud member of the Navajo Nation. She holds a B.A. in Human Biology with a concentration of Neurobiology and Philosophy of Mind from Stanford University. She is currently a Masters of Public Health student at the University of Arizona studying Health Behavior Health Promotion. Ashleigh has worked with the National Indian Health Board as a Youth Advisory Board Member and Tribal Health Policy Fellow. She has conducted research with the NIH National Institutes on Aging. Ashleigh plans to pursue a medical degree with hopes of maintaining a connection to her Indigenous roots. She hopes to one day shift the paradigm of health programming to allow for healing through culture.