Ashleigh grew up on a farm near Stony Plain and developed a love of animals at an early age.   She graduated from the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 2014 and moved back to the Edmonton area, working as a small animal veterinarian after graduation.  Ashleigh joined the Tri-Municipal Veterinary Clinic & Meridian Veterinary Clinic in 2018.  

Ashleigh lives in Spruce Grove with her husband and son, and they share their home with a cat named Scooter.