Ashley Hartz
- Leader Since: 2005
- Trips: Whistler, Australia/Fiji Service, Thailand Service
- Education: Wellesley College, University of San Francisco
Ashley’s broad background in adventure education and community service throughout the world includes volunteering at an education center for migrant children in India and completing a NOLS Australia Outback course. Her vast experience paired with her energy and enthusiasm for teaching students makes her a strong positive role model. A graduate of Wellesley College, Ashley recently moved to San Francisco where she is earning her Masters in Education from the University of San Francisco.
“My group was preparing to go to the tiny Fijian island of Nawaisomo where we would live with the local community and complete a service project. My students were definitely a bit nervous about the cultural differences, but as our small, wooden outboard boat chugged up to the island, we saw the entire village crowded on the beach waiting for us, waving, with the biggest smiles I have ever seen. Their warm welcome was just the beginning, and, for the next two weeks, we felt like this remote South Pacific island was home.”