Ashley Flintoff is the Director of Planning and Space Management for Wayne State University’s Facilities Planning and Management department. She is a dual graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and a Master of Community Development and is currently pursuing a Master of Urban Planning at Wayne State University. Ashley currently teaches Regional Development and Sustainability along with workshops on creating successful presentations and social media for nonprofits at the University of Detroit Mercy. Ashley is a founding Board Member and Secretary/Treasurer of the Volterra-Detroit Foundation and serves on the Board of the Association for Community Design. An avid fan of urban environments, Ashley is one of Detroit’s biggest cheerleaders. When not sailing on their 1973 Pearson 26 in Lake Erie, Ashley, her husband Tim and their pets Hunter and Nora are renovating a 1914 Victorian home in Detroit’s historic Woodbridge neighborhood.