About

We believe real change starts from within.

That’s why we’re passionate about lifelong learning and helping others grow—both personally and professionally. At Rippletree, we partner together to co-create pathways and experiences that help you push beyond your comfort zone and reach your full potential.

We offer leadership and team coaching, participatory facilitation, strategic planning, and customized learning opportunities to help our clients thrive, even in challenging environments.

We work with leaders at all levels, teams, and organizations to help them reach their goals, build resilient teams, and create positive, growth-focused cultures. Together, we create customized learning experiences that lead to real, lasting change.

We reinvest our profits into pro-bono services for community organizations, supporting locally-led development in low-resource and crisis-affected areas.

By working with Rippletree, you’re not just building your own skills or your team’s—you’re also contributing to sustainable change in communities that need it most. Together, let’s grow and make a real impact.

Our Vision

A world where missions-driven individuals and organizations realize their fullest potential, working together to address global challenges and foster positive, lasting change for everyone everywhere.

Our Mission

We partner with education, social impact, and humanitarian leaders and organizations to nurture growth and possibilities through coaching, facilitation, collaborative learning, and education consulting. Our goal is to create thriving teams and organizations that drive impactful solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.

Our Values

At Rippletree, our values guide everything we do.

Integrity

Humility

Continuous Learning

Collaboration

Equity

Transparency

Respect for Agency

Service

Founder & Director

Ashley Clayton Hertz, Ed.D.

Ashley is a global education specialist, coach, facilitator, consultant, and adjunct lecturer, with over 30 years of experience in the global education, development, and humanitarian sectors. Her work has spanned low-resource and crisis-affected contexts across multiple continents, always centering on facilitating learning, change, and growth for people and organizations.

She holds a Doctorate in International Educational Policy and Leadership, is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation, and is an accredited Resilience@Work® Practitioner. Ashley founded Rippletree to create a space for leaders and teams to grow, learn, and collaborate, ultimately making a lasting impact in the communities they serve.

Associates

Rippletree is connected to a network of international and local educators, development practitioners, academics, and consultants to work with Rippletree on various projects based on scope of work and need.

If you are interested to join our roster or in partnering together, please send us an email and expression of interest.