Ashley Wilson QueercentsAshley A. Wilson is a fundraising and development consultant serving not-for-profit organizations. With over 24 years experience in the field she currently serves as Principal of Ashley Associates, LLC. Her projects have included:

Voices of History ‘“ A partnership between the Adams County Historical Society and the Gettysburg Theological Seminary to raise $22 million to renovate Samuel Schmucker Hall (a 19th century structure which played a pivotal role in the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg).

Seeking Excellence ‘“ A $10 million campaign conducted for Historic Bethlehem Partnership, a consortium of four organizations responsible for maintaining and interpreting 16 historic structures/sites representative of the 18th century history of the Lehigh Valley and its original Moravian settlers.

Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition ‘“ One of the Philadelphia Area’s largest providers of vital services to the working poor, disadvantaged and disenfranchised.

First Serve Children ‘“ A $6 million campaign for the Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education Foundation to build a new tennis and education center in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park.

Our Voyage Home ‘“ A $15 million dollar campaign for Independence Seaport Museum to re-brand the museum and move it into a larger, newly renovated structure at Penn’s Landing on the Delaware River.

Prior to this, Ashley served in increasingly responsible positions in a number of institutions including the Devereux Foundation, the Albert Einstein Healthcare Foundation, Fox Chase Cancer Center and Drexel University.

Ashley has a BS in Journalism from Temple University and an MS in Library and Information Science from Drexel University. She is a member of the Board of Directors of TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation and a member of the Planning Committee of the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference.

Born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, Ashley is a lifetime resident of the Delaware Valley and lives in the house she grew up in. She has one sibling, an older brother who currently resides in Pasadena, California, where he is a self-employed treasury management consultant serving small and medium sized businesses.

She can be reached at ashley@queercents.com.