AshleyMarie Marie Career and Alumni Program Coordinator, Kauffman Scholars, Inc., Education AshleyMarie Marie is a career and alumni program coordinator for Kauffman Scholars, Inc. (KSI), where she sustains community and creates personal and professional opportunities for more than 600 alumni and young professionals. Marie has served in numerous roles within KSI, including postsecondary retention specialist, postsecondary advisor, alumni ambassador, legacy intern, and was a member of the inaugural class of KSI scholarship awardees. Prior to joining KSI, Marie worked as an assistant house manager for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City, where she managed daily programs and operations. She’s a social entrepreneur who founded the nonprofit, My Angel Lives, serving bereaved families by creating intimate spaces for transparency, art, and healing. Alongside this, you can find her facilitating personal transformations of women everywhere through her services at Amarie Coaching & Consulting. Development of self and others has been AshleyMarie’s legacy. Marie earned a Bachelor of Arts in communication studies with an emphasis in journalism from Fort Hays State University.