MARCH FEATURED FEW

Name: Ashley Nations

Organization/Title: Accounting Manager at Mahowald

Length of time as a FEW member: On my third year

Hometown: Sartell, Minn.

Family: Daughter, Payton (11); Son, Sawyer (6); Pooch, Dex

What do you actually do at work? Financial Reporting, budgeting, pay employees and bills, make sure we are getting paid. Bottom line…I am known as the money and numbers lady! 

What was your first job? The apparel section at Shopko. I’m great at folding shirts.

Is your desk/office messy or organized? Organized.

Do you have or are you a mentor? I have a professional mentor, and I highly suggest one.

Last book read? “Didn’t See That Coming” by Rachel Hollis

If you could eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be? Probably anything Mexican

Who had the biggest impact on the person you have become? My father who has and is continuously pushing me to be the best version of me!

Biggest indulgence/guilty pleasure? Cheesecake...I could eat it every day!

What do you do for fun? I love to curl up with a good book and mug of tea (or adult beverage in the summer). I also love to camp and kayak. Hot yoga is my favorite way to de-stress!

What is your biggest pet peeve? People chewing with their mouth open.

What did you want to be when you were a kid? A nurse. Turns out, I’m terrified of needles.