Ashley Haggerty A.

Ashley Haggerty serves as a public health project manager at the Texas State Department of Health. In this role, she conducts space planning for facilities and manages administrative tasks supporting public health initiatives. She entered the field in 2013 upon graduating from UT San Antonio, where she studied architecture and interior design for five years. Her early career at Canon involved interior design work in healthcare and higher education settings. She subsequently spent about seven years designing workplace and retail spaces before returning to healthcare as a project manager at UT Southwestern, overseeing facilities planning, design, and construction for hospital renovation projects over three years. Haggerty recently earned certification from the American Institution of Certified Planners, with a focus on capital improvement projects and community engagement. She is currently attending SMU to study public administration and public policy, aiming to take on leadership roles in government and improve healthcare access for low-income families. Her professional affiliations include Women in Healthcare In North Texas, Iida, and Noma.