Ashley Thompson
Associate Director, Content & Creative Development
About Me: I have been happily married to my husband David since 2012. Our son, Ezra, was born in 2021 and came into our family through adoption! We also have a Maltipoo dog named Tucker.
Briefly describe your role: I am the Graphic Designer for our department and do the digital, print and website design. I also help curate and create content and resources for the Resource Library. I enjoy getting to bring my creative passion into my daily work!
As a child, I wanted to be: An art teacher
When I’m not at work, I enjoy: Being creative and artistic and making art through watercolor, acrylic, oil painting and hand lettering. I also enjoy traveling around the world, and some of my favorite places to visit include France, Germany, Israel, England, Mexico and Japan!
I collect: Christmas ornaments from everywhere that I’ve traveled.
Favorite Scripture: “But forget all that— it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.”
Isaiah 43:18-19
Favorite Food: Sushi rolls & Mexican food – I could eat both of these every day!
The best piece of advice I’ve ever been given: “Don’t compare your beginning to someone else’s middle.”
The one (nonspiritual) thing I can’t live without is: coffee or air conditioning, I can’t choose!