TEMA Chief Operating Officer
Ashley Williams, AEM, MCRP, DBA
Ashley is the Chief Operating Officer for TEMA, a Texas based trade association for those practicing energy management. She focuses on improving training opportunities for those involved in sustainability and energy management, as well as the development and expansion of the organization. She also owns and operates Williams’ Happy Cow Farms with her family in Central Texas.
Ashley earned her doctorate in Business Administration, with a focus on Social Impact. Her research topic entailed a multiple case study to identify capacity-building strategies of nonprofit leaders addressing funding and growth needs of nonprofit organizations. She has a masters in Regional and Community Planning, and a bachelor’s in architecture from Kansas State University.
She was actively involved in Executive Leadership Development Courses for Spouses as a participant and discussion group leader and facilitator at the Army War College. She also served on the University of Houston, Bauer College of Business Advisory Board for the Customer Experience Certification Program.
Ashley previously worked eight years in city government, developing, executing and providing continuous oversight of programs and policies that served internal and external purposes. Programs she has been heavily involved with include grant management; sustainability initiatives; performance management/transparency; project management; master plan development and implementation; process improvement; and community, economic and downtown development. She has a passion for sustainability and energy management, process improvement, and ultimately encouraging and assisting others to achieve their goals.