Ashley Morris (she/her)

Ashley Morris is the Director of Administration at the ACLU of Northern California.  

In this role, Ashley provides hands-on oversight of the administrative, facilities, and operational functions of all offices and ensures that the information technology infrastructure supports organizational needs. She also provides big-picture oversight of the human resources program and works closely with the General Counsel and Controller on compliance and risk management. In addition, she collaborates with other leaders in the organization to promote organizational culture initiatives and policies that help improve organizational effectiveness. 

Ashley has been on staff since 2007 and served as Organizing Director from 2017 until 2025. As Organizing Director, Ashley set the overall vision and direction of the organization’s volunteer and activist programs, led the organization’s participation in several ballot measure campaigns, and spearheaded the ACLU’s statewide lobby days.  

In her spare time, Ashley performs with Gamelan Sari Raras, one of the leading Javanese music ensembles outside Indonesia. She enjoys hiking, growing and sharing tomatoes and summer squash, and distributing California native pollinator plants to her neighbors. Ashley holds a BA in Political Science from UC Berkeley.