Ashley Dow Burton is an event strategist and producer who first fell in love with the magic of live experiences while performing with a college dance company. She has been chasing that performer’s high ever since. For the last 20 years, Ashley has worked on product launches, fashion shows, conferences, milestone celebrations, festivals and more. Her work has taken her around the U.S.A. and to Europe, Asia and the Middle East where she spent six years living and working in Doha, Qatar. In 2022, she established and launched the office of signature events at Virginia Commonwealth University. 

Ashley maintains a professional credential as a Certified Special Event Professional through the International Live Events Association and is a licensed trainer by The Protocol School of Washington to teach intercultural etiquette and protocol.

She is a graduate of Longwood University and Virginia Commonwealth University and earned a certificate in event management from The George Washington University School of Business.