In her role, she will have tax consulting responsibility for the firm’s middle market clients, including how planning with tax reform, which "includes the most significant overhaul to the Internal Revenue Code in the last 30 years, provides tax reduction opportunities for businesses and their owners," the  release stated.
 
Ashburn has more than 15 years of experience providing tax compliance and consulting services. Her areas of focus include taxation of real estate investors, homebuilders, land developers and manufacturers, according to the release.

Officials said that she has been "instrumental in mentoring women in the profession."

Ashburn is board treasurer of N.C. Coastal Land Trust, a past treasurer of the Historic Wilmington Foundation and a graduate of the Wilmington chamber's Leadership Wilmington program.
 
Ashburn holds a Master of Science in accountancy from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.