Jill is the Director of Programming and has been with WEI since its inception. Jill was part of the initial planning team to start WEI (formerly known as the Sally Ride Academy) with Melinda Corey and the WASDI group.​

In her spare time, Jill likes spending time with her grandkids and family. Every year they enjoy making holiday candy, which was started by Jill’s grandfather and lives on as a family tradition.

Ashley is our Program Assistant. She is a former classroom teacher and has an extensive background in early childhood education, social-emotional learning, and teaching mindfulness-based practices in classrooms among various school districts. In addition to teaching students, Ashley has shared this knowledge in facilitating professional development for school leaders and teachers around the community.

You can often find Ashley at a thrift store and eating french fries. She also enjoys power walking, but gets most of her steps in while hanging out with her toddler.

Erin has been with WEI since May 2009 and serves as our Financial Manager. Prior to her work with WEI, she spent five years working for the Whitewater Unified School District.

When not at WEI, Erin is juggling middle and high school sports and drama schedules. You can often see her cheering from the cross county, basketball, and soccer sidelines, auditorium seats, or from the softball dugout while coaching her youngest. But what you won't ever see is Erin driving a mini van...