Ashley Hebert is the Director of Government Relations for the American Heart Association where she works with coalitions, volunteers and partner organizations to build support for policy issues and environmental change at the local level.

But her story leading up to this point is quite unique, including being crowned Miss Black Louisiana. Listen to hear how Ashley has overcome stigmas around pageantry, used her platform to progress social good and pivoted her skill set in developing and advocating for a platform into her current role with the American Heart Association.