Ashleigh Jones is wrapping up her third year with DePauw Athletics, where she joined in August of 2019 as the Assistant Director of Athletics Communications. Prior to joining the Tigers, she was the lead operations coordinator and assistant coach for Pink Elite Basketball from 2014 to 2019 while also working with ATI Physical Therapy. With Pink Elite, she helped coach one of eight teams to state qualifiers and her expansive marketing insight helped lead the program to a sponsorship from Adidas in summer of 2019. Her background in sports information includes working as a graduate assistant at North Central College (IL) in 2017-18 and as an athletic event staff member, which included events such as the Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships. Ashleigh joins 2021-22 CoSIDA Intern Brandon Jones to talk about her experience as a Black woman and a young professional in athletics communications on this episode of Through My Lens.
