Ashley Russo, co-founder and chief community & culture officer of Turnstone Creative, is an award-winning executive producer and 25-year media veteran. As CCO, Ashley is Turnstone’s strategic and cultural steward, helping to preserve the company’s entrepreneurial spirit, creative ambition and values as it evolves.

In 2012, Ashley founded ASR Media, a nine-time Emmy® award-winning video production company based in the Lehigh Valley, alongside Turnstone’s co-founder and CEO Tina Hasselbusch and President Katie Santana. In 2017, Tina branched off to launch Social T Marketing & PR, a boutique marketing firm serving clients in the Lehigh Valley region and beyond. In 2026, ASR Media and Social T Marketing & PR merged to form Turnstone.

Deeply committed to her community, Ashley serves on the boards of the Girl Scouts of Eastern PA (GSEP), the Children’s Home of Easton and Hospital Central Services, Inc. & Affiliates. She is a member of New York University’s School of Professional Studies advisory board and co-chair of Northampton Community College’s Food & Wine Gala for the second year.

She also chaired the American Heart Association’s 2025 Lehigh Valley and Berks Heart Ball. She is an active committee member of organizations such as the Wildlands Conservancy, GSEP’s Take the Lead Lehigh Valley and Golf for Girls, and Women United. She is a member of the Tugboat Institute and United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley’s Tocqueville Society. 

Ashley has been honored with numerous leadership awards, including the Grace Montessori Lifetime Learning Award, United Way’s Community Builder, Philanthropist of the Year from Women United, and GLVCC’s Volunteer of the Year. In 2025, Ashley was named Outstanding Philanthropist by the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Greater Lehigh Valley Chapter (AFPGLV).

Ashley holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from New York University.