Meet Dr. Ashley C. Goodwin, Advisor, DE&I Lead, Ingram Micro | Career Paths for PhDs

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About Our Guest:
Biography
Dr. Ashley C. Goodwin is from Western New York by way of Lackawanna, NY. She received her Bachelors in Public Communications and Masters in Creative Education from SUNY Buffalo State College. She earned her doctorate from the University of the Virgin Islands in Creative Leadership for Innovation and Change in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Her research includes innovation, creative problem-solving, teamwork, and diversity equity and inclusion within organizations.
She is a highly collaborative, engaging, and dedicated organizational change leader with 11 years of progressive experience in executive-level leadership in organizational change management and professional development within public, private, non for profit, government, and in higher education institutions. She has presented, consulted, and conducted trainings for a host of colleges/universities, domestic and abroad, extending to American University in the Emirates in Dubai, Administrative Staff College of India Hyderabad, India, Creative Intelligence Scholars in Nigeria, and the University of the Virgin Islands Doctoral candidates. Notably, her diversity experience has also reached the Department of Defense US Airforce Washington D.C.
Ashley is truly a pioneer in her field; she is a recent recipient of the United States Congressional Woman of Impact Award for the city of Lackawanna, New York, and a first-generation collegiate scholar who deems it an honor to be the first woman in the world to earn a doctorate in her field. Buffalo State's Goodwin Earns First-of-Its-Kind Doctoral Degree | McNair Scholars Program | SUNY Buffalo State University
She loves to travel the world, paint, and learn dances from other cultures. She resides in Buffalo, NY, with her husband and daughter and loves to cook dishes from around the world for her family and friends. In her new role at Ingram Micro as Lead Advisor for DEI, she leads as a subject matter expert for inclusion and belonging. She stated, “Becoming a part of the Ingram Micro team is truly an honor to be a part of an initiative to demonstrate advocacy, social responsibility, and the commitment to diversity, equity, and Inclusion. Everyone here has such awesome things to say about the company and has many years of service here; that speaks volumes!” Dr. Goodwin is excited to be a part of the legacy of leadership and innovation in the DEI space at Ingram Micro.