Ashley Perkinson grew up in a small town Archdale, North Carolina. A family of four, Ashley was interested in Arts, primarily in music and not so much in politics. Ashley pursued music with Clarinet during her freshman year but got to a point where she decided music would be more of a hobby than a profession. So she switched majors during her  sophomore year to Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC Chapel Hill. Her first step into politics was when she applied for internship at the White House in DC and was located at the West Wing press office when Bill Clinton was in office. She also had an internship at the NCGA was instantly attracted to the legislative process and the people involved.  Ashley went to apply for Law school at the Univ of NC and practiced commercial litigation after graduation. In 2005 is when she stepped into  the world of lobbying. How and more importantly why?  Broadway star,  cooking, traveling?  Let's learn about Ashley's personal interests and her journey in government relations in this next episode.