Ashley Smith
Advisor

Ashley Smith, Advisor

Ashley Smith, a native of Michigan, moved to California in 2009. As a food allergy parent for over ten years, she has learned how to live life to the fullest while managing multiple food allergies, environmental allergies, idiopathic anaphylaxis, oral allergy syndrome, and asthma. She knows firsthand how isolating and overwhelming one can feel when trying to advocate alone on behalf of their child. She has advocated against food allergy bullying and strives to achieve full inclusion for all children regardless of their health conditions, race, or socioeconomic status.

Ashley has proudly served the Los Angeles community and surrounding areas as a FAACT-recognized support group leader for the No Nuts Moms Group Food Allergic Families of Los Angeles since 2014. In addition to providing online support, she enjoys utilizing her creativity to organize allergy friendly events and uses social media to share her journey as a food allergy parent.

A committed advocate for increasing food allergy awareness and education, Ashley has provided schools, serving low-income students, various awareness & educational materials. For food allergy awareness week, she has had several proclamations for the City of Los Angeles signed by Mayor Garcetti. Ashley has appeared in the 2015 PBS documentary, Natural Health Breakthroughs with Brenda Watson. She has also been interviewed by local university journalists and Allergic Living magazine.

With a background working in early education and childcare, she also takes pride in her commitment to her community by serving various PTSA board positions, community partnership committees, and is a regular parent volunteer at her children’s schools. Her interests include studying American Sign Language, creative arts, and history. While her greatest pleasure is spending time with her family, she also enjoys traveling, cheering on her son’s various extracurricular activities, and decorating cakes. A 2015 graduate from Pennsylvania State University, Ashley has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology.