Ashley Bergeon
(269) 501-4695
abergeon@prevention-works.org

​Ashley comes to the world of prevention from a crazy, winding path. Growing up, she thought she would be (in this order): a teacher, a dolphin trainer, an actress, and a lawyer. In high school, she caught the political bug while studying with the Presidential Classroom program in DC, and then interning and volunteering with three political campaigns in college. While it was fun to meet The President, it wasn’t the life Ashley wanted. So, she embarked on several years of discovery – working in retail, the bridal industry, moving to Prague to teach English, and finally finding her career home in prevention, which she tried at the urging of a high school friend.  Prevention is just the right amount of social, teaching, leading, and learning – so her skills from her wide-ranging job experiences will benefit her as the Task Force Coordinator for Prevention Works!
In her personal life, Ashley still has a deep love of politics and debate. During the summers, you can find her on her boat in South Haven or paddle boarding Fisher Lake in Three Rivers. She loves to cook vegetarian meals, read books of no intellectual value, work out, watch college football (GO BUCKS!), and spend time with her fur babies CB (the cat) and Moose (the dog), Bell (the boy cat), and her husband, Bret.

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What "tool" helps you get the job done?
COFFEE

​As Coordinator of the Kalamazoo County Substance Abuse Task Force, my job is to energize the community to make lasting changes that reduce youth access to substances. Coalition work cannot be successful without dedicated and passionate representatives from every sector of our county working together to create environmental change. Coffee can give me that morning burst of energy I need to get things done - and sometimes coalition members need that extra boost to move them to action to create a healthier Kalamazoo!