Meet the Team

Ashley Perzyna is the chief operating officer at NACAC, where she leads the executive office, volunteer and board relations, finance and accounting, people and culture, and information technology. She brings over 15 years of experience in university leadership and nonprofit governance to the role. Since joining NACAC, Ashley has led several key initiatives, including a comprehensive restructuring of the association’s governance and constituent engagement model and a modernization of financial operations. She also advanced a people-centered approach to the organization’s culture with a focus on talent management, learning and development, and inclusive workplace policies.

Ashley joined NACAC after serving as chief of staff and assistant secretary of the Board of Trustees at the University of Bridgeport (CT). Prior to that role, Perzyna was assistant chief of staff and assistant secretary of the college at Dickinson College (PA). She also served as assistant secretary of the Board of Directors at the University of Illinois Foundation and as assistant for presidential communications at DePaul University (IL).

Ashley earned a master’s degree in higher education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education (MA), as well as a master’s in public administration and bachelor’s in political science from DePaul University (IL).

When not working, Ashley is reading, tackling home projects, or chauffeuring her daughter to yet another activity.