A huge advocate for EdTech and DEI, Ashley Turner is currently a Senior Academic Technologist at Swarthmore College. She trains faculty, staff, and students on learning technology software and shows them how to use it more meaningfully. At Swarthmore, Ashley leads blended, active, and online learning initiatives. She also leads the IT DEI Committee where she and her colleagues develop monthly DEI workshops geared toward IT professionals. She served as Chair of Swarthmore College’s Staff Advisory Council and is a part of the leadership team for their Women of Color (WoC) Employee Resource Group. She also served as a Young Professional Advisory Committee member for EDUCAUSE. With 10 years of learning and development experience, Ashley strives to help people learn better through the use of technology. Not only is Ashley passionate about EdTech, but she is also on a mission to help diversify the tech industry by getting more women of color involved in tech. She is the recipient of the 2019 Technically Philly Award for Impact Leader of the Year where she was recognized for her work as founder of Philly Tech Sistas, a nonprofit that helps women of color get more involved in the technology field by providing technical and professional development opportunities. She was also listed as one of the Philadelphia Business Journal's Power 100 of 2020 and Top 40 under 40 in 2021.