Ashley Lanfer

Our Volunteer of the Month is the enthusiastic and talented Ashley Lanfer—Lubuto’s newest volunteer in Zambia, whose husband is teaching communications at the University of Zambia as a Fulbright Scholar, and whose three children love libraries as much as she does. So, they found Lubuto, and are happy for the opportunities our libraries offer for them all to engage directly with Zambian youth. To keep up with Zambian youth and their needs, we have been laying out plans at Lubuto libraries for new programs in information and digital literacy and caring for the environment. Ashley and her family have interests in both of these initiatives—and we hope we will have exciting news to share about these programs soon.

Ashley is a Partner at Wellspring Consulting and is an expert in strategic planning, impact assessment, communications and systems thinking. She is currently on sabbatical while in Zambia. Ashley holds an MESc from Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and a BA in English and Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College.