As Senior Director of Meetings and Industry Relations at Association Headquarters, Aston leads event strategy and execution, delivering experiences that engage members, grow revenue, and elevate industry leadership. She brings over 15 years of experience managing high-impact meetings and events for associations and nonprofits and has been with AH since 2016.

Prior to Association Headquarters, Ashton worked for the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) where she was part of a team managing more than forty 250-500 person meetings, and a 15,000-person citywide conference annually.

Ashton is a Certified Meeting Professional and holds the Digital Event Strategist designation.