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Ashlee Saddler
Dr. Ashlee Saddler is the District Support Chief for the University of Virginia’s Partnership for Leaders in Education (UVA-PLE). In this role, Ashlee travels the country partnering with school and district leaders to transform instructional practices, generate tangible solutions to systemic challenges, and drive sustainable change that improves student achievement outcomes. She also serves as the Senior Director of Leadership at the Public Education and Business Coalition (PEBC), where she facilitates engaging, timely, and interactive professional learning experiences designed specifically for adult learners. Over the past 18 years, Ashlee has distinguished herself as a successful leader, serving as a Director of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education, principal, and assistant principal in the Aurora Public Schools district. Ashlee embodies hard work, dedication, and integrity, creating an infectious energy that inspires others to be their best. She consistently holds herself and those around her to high expectations—an unwavering value throughout her career.
Ashlee began her career as a mental health professional and provided mental health and therapeutic services to students, children, and families. Ashlee has earned her Master’s of Social Work from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has worked in the mental health field in Illinois, Indiana, and Colorado. Ashlee earned her second Master’s Degree from Colorado State University in education and completed her doctoral studies at Baylor University. Ashlee’s passion for supporting and developing others has extended to her doctoral research, which centers around professional learning for principals.
Through her consulting business, Ashlee facilitates leadership development to leaders in business, educational, private, and non-profit sectors. She also offers executive coaching and health coaching. Ashlee enjoys presenting keynotes, facilitating learning to educators, growing and developing as a leader, and mentoring upcoming leaders. In her spare time, Ashlee is pushing herself physically in the gym and traveling the world with her family.
