Ashley Whitaker

Ashley Whitaker currently serves as the Executive Director of the Columbia County School District Foundation.

Previously, she served as Director of Development for the CSRA at Junior Achievement of Georgia and the Director of Community Resources at Shepeard Blood Center. She is a lifelong resident of Augusta and holds a Master of Public Administration from Augusta University.

Ashley serves on the Youth Development Board at the Family YMCA of Greater Augusta, is a member of the Columbia County Exchange Club, volunteers as a reading tutor for RISE Augusta, and is a member of the Rotary Club of Augusta. She served as co-chair for the 2026 Youth Leadership Augusta Class with her LA 2025 classmate, Dr. Katrina Hutchins.

In her spare time, she likes to read, paint, hang out with her family, and snuggle with her three rescue dogs.