ABOUT ASHLEY HARRIS PHILIPPSEN

Ashley Harris Philippsen helps people move from intention to alignment — and from alignment to action.

She has led organizations through growth and transition, taking a local nonprofit to the national stage, increasing revenue, and bringing together the talent needed to actualize big goals. Along the way, she built a reputation as a thoughtful facilitator and designer — someone who can hold complexity, find the throughline, and help people move toward a shared direction without flattening differences.

She operates from a belief that people thrive when they feel seen, heard, and able to shape the systems that shape their lives.

As principal of Yonda, Ashley partners with leaders and teams working on challenges without easy answers. She listens closely, then steps in as a guide, architect, and designer — helping them move further than they could alone.

She is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she is also building Yonda as a lab — a gathering place for speculative practitioners, thinkers, doers, and people serious about what comes next. Ashley graduated with honors from the University of Oklahoma and holds a master’s in human relations with an emphasis on organizational dynamics and inclusion. Ashley serves as chair of the Tulsa Development Authority and is a trustee on the Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity. She serves on the Zarrow Commemoration Fund Advisory Board, Oklahoma Policy Institute Board, Leadership Tulsa, and Met Cares Foundation boards. She is an EdRedesign Fellow for Cradle-to-Career Partnership Leaders and a Pahara Fellow.