Ashlea Woodley (Wleklinski)

Ashlea Woodley (Wleklinski) serves as the Northshore Community Resources Coordinator at Arts of Life, Inc. since March 2023, while concurrently holding the position of Co Artistic Director at Proboscis Theatre Company since October 2021. As a Professional Actor, Ashlea has been involved with MPAACT since November 2019 and has worked with Chicago Children's Theatre as a Teaching Artist since June 2019. Previous experience includes acting roles at GreatWorks Theatre and On the Spot Theatre, as well as teaching Meisner acting classes at Green Shirt Studio. Ashlea also worked as an English Second Language Teacher for VIPKid and held positions as a Barista/Barista Trainer at Starbucks. Ashlea's educational background features a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from DePaul University, as well as degrees from Marquette University and Cardinal Stritch University. Additionally, Ashlea contributed as an Artist Member and Vice Chair at Cooperative Performance Milwaukee from July 2013 to July 2017.