Ashley Dinges is an award-winning marketing and communications executive with a background in arts, media and nonprofit management. Previous roles include Executive Director of Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center in Huntsville, Alabama, journalist at the San Jose Mercury News, and producer at WNET New York Public Media where she oversaw the production and marketing campaign for AMERICAN GRADUATE DAY, a live, seven-hour national PBS broadcast hosted by Soledad O’Brien. She holds a BA in Communications from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business with specializations in Marketing, Entertainment and Media. Ashley is the recipient of the Cynopsis Social Good Award for Best Integrated Marketing Campaign, and multiple gold and silver ADDY Awards for her theatrical marketing work. She is a co-producer on the current national tours of ON YOUR FEET! and COMPANY.