Ashley Hitt, GISP, is the Vice President of GIS Services at Connected Nation, a national leader in broadband expansion programs. She oversees operations of the GIS Services and Engineering & Technical Services teams, developing methodologies for using broadband data to provide solutions that impact policy, economic development, and the Digital Divide.

Ashley is the Conference Chair for GIS-Pro 2020 and is an instructor for the URISA GIS Leadership Academy (GLA). She previously served on the URISA Board of Directors, is a Past-President of the Cumberland Chapter, and was on the inaugural URISA Vanguard Cabinet.

Ashley has a BSc in Geography/Meteorology and MSc in Geoscience from Western Kentucky University.