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.