Ashley Benson is a Sex Education Program Manager for Advocates for Youth and works within both the Health & Social Equity and Sexual Education & Training departments. Prior to joining Advocates she was a conference coordinator for the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. where she spent three and a half years gaining project management experience. Ashley holds a MS in Applied Psychology and a graduate certificate in Human Resource Management from Sacred Heart University. While earning her degree she was awarded membership to Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology in recognition of her academic performance.