Ashley is a 20-year tech industry veteran, starting from homebrew hardware all the way through cloud evangelism, community management, and mentorship. She is currently a Developer Advocate for Microsoft, with a focus on Cloud Native tools and the Go community. She is also an active mentor for WeWork, General Assembly, AngelHack, CapitalFactory, and more. Her passion is helping more underrepresented individuals join and feel comfortable in tech and being a resource for new developers trying to find their way.