Ashley Baker
Ashley joined Manomet in 2025 as the Vice President of External Relations, and leads the Development and Communications teams, with a focus on expanding external engagement strategies.
A seasoned leader with more than 30 years of development and communications experience, Ashley has a proven record of cultivating and stewarding long-term relationships with foundations, governments, corporations, and individual donors in the U.S. and internationally.
Prior to joining Manomet, Ashley spent two decades at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), an $80 million global nonprofit, where she played a pivotal role in expanding global institutional giving and worked closely with the Board of Trustees’ Development Committee. Earlier in her career, Ashley held leadership roles at the Cape Cod Foundation, the YWCA of Asheville, and the North Carolina Community Foundation, as well as working on event management and outreach for several political campaigns.
Ashley holds an MS in Community Economic Development from Southern New Hampshire University and a BA in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.