Ashley Carr joined UC IPM as business manager in November. Carr leads the business operations of the program, including budget and financial management, and management of human and physical resources. She also works with the Director in support of special projects and new initiatives.
Carr previously worked as the financial analyst for the Horticulture Innovation Lab where she oversaw all of the program's financial transactions. Carr has been working at UC Davis since 2006, doing financial and clinical trial management first for the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital and then at the UC Davis Department of Land Air and Water Resources.
In 2018, Carr graduated from the UC Davis Administrative Officers for the Future program. She has a bachelor's degree in history, with a minor in communications from UC Davis.