Ashley Panelli

Ashley Panelli is an organizer, advocate, and champion for liberation and economic freedom. She is currently the Co-President & CEO of 9to5 and 9to5 Action Fund- a grassroots power-building organization that advances economic justice to achieve better living & working conditions for women and nonbinary people of color.

Ashley has a longstanding history with 9to5. Prior to her current role, she was the VP of Strategy and Innovation, the Senior Political Director, and the Colorado Associate State Director for the organization. She started as an organizer on the Colorado paid leave campaign and went on to lead the Colorado FAMLI Coalition and the Colorado Families First Coalition to win a state-run paid family and medical leave program at the ballot in 2020.

Ashley began organizing with the Denver Democratic Socialists of America where she chaired the Socialist Feminist Committee and developed the anti-oppression framework that guides the organization’s mission. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for Family Values at Work, the Women Foundation of Colorado’s Women and Girls of Color Fund Advisory Council and the Steering Committee for the State Priorities Partnership with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Ashley received her B.A. in psychology with a concentration in women’s and gender studies from Dickinson College. She is dedicated to advancing economic prosperity for women of color and their families and believes that the needs of people should be centered over profits, unconditionally.