Ashli is the first woman to lead the Kentucky Chamber (the state’s largest business association) and is among only six female state chamber presidents in the nation, according to KET (2020). During her tenure at the Chamber, she has led efforts in passing significant pieces of legislation such as felony expungement, right-to-work legislation, workers’ compensation reform, unemployment insurance reform, and tax reform.

Ashli currently serves on the boards for Campbellsville University, Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky, University of Kentucky College of Public Health, University of Louisville President’s Advisory Council, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of State Chambers, and the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE), where she was also named a 40 under 40 in 2020.