May 4, 2023
Ashley Chance worked as the southeast program cordinator for Artemis over the past two and a half years. She is intelligent, kind, humble, empathetic, skilled and incredibly talented at everything she does. She made an impact on every single ambassador and leader she came into contact with and her leadership will be greatly missed. Ashley is now advancing onto the next stage of her incredible career in wildlife conseration.
Ashley lives in east Tennessee with her husband and two dogs. She spends time outdoors as a hunter, angler, and horseback rider. Ashley was raised on a farm in Minnesota and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Wisconsin. After graduation, she traveled around the country working as a wildlife technician on numerous research projects. In 2013 she boarded a plane for Ghana, West Africa, where she spent two years serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in a rural village. Ashley fell in love with a scraggly little puppy during her time in Ghana and managed to bring him all the way back home with her. Upon her return to the United States, she began a master’s program at Mississippi State University to determine how hunting pressure influences deer movements. While there, she met her husband and they acquired an English Springer Spaniel that is the most versatile (and crazy!) hunting dog you’ll ever meet.
Ashley’s role as the South East Regional Coordinator was to extend the work of Artemis to southern states by supporting sportswomen as conservation leaders and helping them to build community. She did this... and so much more.
Show Notes:
1:22 – What’s in Ashley’s freezer?
7:01 – Special message from an Artemis ambassador based in Alaska!
7:42 – Ashley takes about her background as an equestrian enthusiast.
14:27 – Special message from an Artemis ambassador based in Tennessee!
16:02 – Ashley talks about growing up on a farm and her relationship to food.
41:20 – Special message from an Artemis ambassador based in Georgia!
24:28 -- Special message from an Artemis ambassador based in TN! MARY LYNN!
27:54 -- Special message from an Artemis ambassador based in Oklahoma!
30:22 -- Special message from Marcia – YES, that Marcia!!!
32:52 – Ashley talks about having a baby and working and being mom and all the good things!
36:07 -- Special message from an Artemis ambassador based in Florida!
44:38 -- Special message from a duck hunter extraordinaire!
46:08 -- Special message from an Artemis ambassador based in New York!!
48:01 -- Special message from an(other) Artemis ambassador based in Tennessee!
50:27 – Ashley shares a conservation tid-bit.
54:41 -- Special message from an Artemis ambassador based in Ohio!
57:20 – Closing from Ashley…
Ashley, we love you! Thank you so much for everything you’ve done for our community and wildlife.