Athletics 

Associate Director of Athletics Communications

Ashleigh Jones joined ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s Athletics Communications staff as the assistant director of athletics communications in August of 2019.

Career Highlights

• • Since March of 2020 she has been an advisor for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, as well as the advisor for the Student-Athletes of Color.
  • Offers an on campus semester-long internship, introducing students to the athletics communications field.
  • Is a member of MOAA and in the fall of 2021 named a MOAA Rising Star
  • She is also apart of the inaugural DEI fellowship for CoSIDA
  • Worked as the lead operations coordinator and an assistant coach with Pink Elite Basketball from 2014-2019
  • While working with Pink Elite Basketball, she helped coach one of the eight AAU basketball teams (fourth grade) to state qualifiers
  • Provided expansive marketing insight to the founder of Pink Elite Basketball and in summer of 2019 the basketball program was sponsored by Addidas
  • From the fall of 2014 to winter of 2019 Jones worked with ATI Physical Therapy as both a rehabilitation technician and patient service specialist
  • Working along with physical therapist, Jones utilized her kinesiology background to instruct and educate patients
  • During the 2017-18 academic year, Jones was a sports information graduate assistant at North Central College (Ill.)
  • As a graduate assistant, she worked with men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming, and softball
  • Before becoming a graduate assistant, Jones worked as an NCC athletic event staff member
    • Worked the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship 
    • Worked Illinois High School Association Soccer State Playoffs
  • Jones also interned with Campus Special as an account executive and event marketing intern the summer of 2014

Academic and Extracurricular Highlights

• • Earned a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology and a minor in communication at Miami University of Ohio
    • Partnered with minority first-year students at Miami University as a Connections Coach (peer mentor)
    • Coordinated fundraising and events for Miami Acoustics for Charity as its president, an organization focused on raising funds for the Cincinnati Children's Hospital
    • From 2011-2014 acted as the communications chair for the Delta Epsilon chapter of Tau Beta Sigma Service sorority
    • From 2013-2014 served as the valentunes chair for the Tau Beta Sigma Service sorority annual fundraising variety show
  • Earned a Masters of Leadership in sports leadership at North Central College
    • Named an NCAA Emerging Leader Honoree in 2018