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Ashley Moyer turned her love for teaching and education into a full-time job, but not in the way she originally expected. BY ALESSANDRA REY
This year, Moyer is celebrating her third year as the executive director of the Hispanic Scholarship Consortium, a nonprofit organization focused on investing in students as they navigate college and continue to establish themselves in the professional world. In essence, Moyer’s work has come full circle, as the purpose of the HSC is to help students achieve dreams of their own. “More than a scholarship program, we try to work with our students throughout their college careers. The majority of the scholarships that are offered on our website are renewable,” Moyer says, noting that the average scholarship awarded is $2,000 and can be renewed for as long as four years, making it an $8,000 scholarship in total. “Most of the time, we are with these students until they graduate college and beyond that.” Upon completing her studies in Fort Worth, Texas, Moyer embarked on a six-month job search in the surrounding Dallas area. With her focus aimed on working in the education and nonprofit fields, 30 | AUSTIN WOMAN | JUNE 2017
Photo by Angel E. Houston.
When Ashley Moyer was 7 years old, she dreamed of becoming a teacher. Although she started as an education major at Texas Christian University, the now 29-year-old made the switch to communication studies and found her interest in the nonprofit sector. Little did she know her love for education would stay with her.