Ashley Biden is an American social worker, activist, and fashion designer. From 2014 to 2019, she was the executive director of the Delaware Center for Justice. Before that, she worked for the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families. She also started a fashion brand called Livelihood, which collaborates with Gilt Groupe to fund community programs aimed at reducing income inequality in the U.S. The brand was launched during New York Fashion Week in 2017.
Ashley Biden Biography
Ashley Blazer Biden was born on 8 June 1981 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA and her age is 43 years old as of 2024. She is of mixed heritage, including English, French, Irish, Scottish, and Italian roots. Her height is 5′ 8″ inches. Ashley is a practicing Catholic. 1imdbÂ
Ashley Biden Education
Ashley Biden attended Wilmington Friends School, where she played lacrosse and field hockey. She studied cultural anthropology at Tulane University. During her first year, she worked as a camp counselor at Girls Incorporated, now Kingswood Academy, and later interned at a summer program at Georgetown University, helping youth from Anacostia.
In elementary school, she became concerned about animal testing by a cosmetics company and wrote them a letter urging them to stop. She also got involved in dolphin conservation, which led her father to help pass the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act in 1990. Ashley graduated from Archmere Academy in 1999. 2abc
Ashley Biden Parents
Ashley’s mother is First Lady Jill Biden, who was a teacher, and her father is Joe Biden, who is currently serving as the president of the United States. She has three half-siblings: Beau, Hunter, and Naomi Biden, from her father’s first marriage. She was raised Catholic and baptized at St. Joseph’s on the Brandywine in Delaware. 3peopleÂ
Ashley Biden’s Husband & Children
In 2010, Ashley started dating Howard Krein, a plastic surgeon and ear, nose, and throat specialist and they married in 2012 in an interfaith ceremony at St. Joseph’s on the Brandywine. Howard works at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and teaches facial, plastic, and reconstructive surgery at Thomas Jefferson University. They have no children. 4aol
Ashley Biden’s Career Achievements
After graduating, Ashley worked as a waitress before starting her social work career. She worked as a clinical support specialist, helping children and families access resources. In 2010, she earned a master’s degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania and received an award for her efforts against racism.
Ashley has worked as a social worker and activist in Delaware and spent 15 years at the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families, where she developed programs for youth in juvenile justice, foster care, and mental health.
She later joined the Delaware Center for Justice, focusing on criminal justice reform and creating programs to address issues like gun violence and public education. In 2014, she publicly criticized the death penalty, arguing it was a waste of resources that could be better used for victim services and crime prevention.
She also founded the Young@Art program, which helps detained students create and sell artwork in the community. The proceeds are used to support the artists and fund the program, where she also teaches business and financial skills.
In 2017, Ashley launched the Livelihood Collection, a fashion brand designed to fight income and racial inequality. The brand’s profits support community programs, and the clothing is made from organic cotton in the U.S. She designed the brand’s logo and dedicated herself to continuing her work in social justice.
Ashley also participated in the 2017 Snoopy and Belle in Fashion exhibition and designed uniforms for the Hamilton Hotel staff in Washington, D.C., in 2020. Ashley played an active role in her father’s 2020 presidential campaign spoke at the Democratic National Convention and hosted events to raise awareness about women’s issues. 5wikipedia Â
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