Dr. Ashley Lauren Joseph serves as the Director of Women’s Leadership and Community Engagement at Mount St. Mary’s University, Los Angeles, leading the department with over ten years of experience in student affairs, leadership engagement, and theory-based research. She is known in the field for her structure-based leadership framework models for student leadership development and performance, specifically with Student Government teams and service learning. In addition, Dr. Joseph is passionate about civic engagement and community dialogue, a crucial piece of her work at the Mount as the facilitator of MSMUVotes, a democratic engagement initiative. In addition to her work at Mount St. Mary’s, Ashley is also an Adjunct Faculty member at the University of La Verne, teaching Law, Policy, and Restorative Justice in addition to Black Experience.