Dr. Ashby’s five years as a superintendent built a strong belief in education and her mission in the field. Working in public schools for 29 years, Deanna has come to consider education a calling that has a positive impact on the community. That’s obvious through her emphasis on Team Hopkins – One Team, One Mission, One Community.

Deanna has served as a high school business and marketing teacher, guidance counselor, elementary and high school principal, and district administrator in Hopkins County Schools. She served as an educational consultant on the Kentucky Association of School Resource Officers board, served on the Commissioner of Education Superintendent Advisory Committee, and a mentor for Kentucky Women in Educational Leadership and the Kentucky Association of School Administrators New Superintendent Onboarding Program.

Dr. Ashby currently serves alongside other nationally recognized leaders, and current and former superintendents as the lead educators, content experts, and mentors for the AASA National Superintendent Certification Program®.