Ashley Sweeny Davis is Chief of the Ohio Department of Aging’s (ODA) Elder Connections Division. Having joined the department in 2017, Ashley serves as a critical member of the executive staff team and leads the division administering Older Americans Act programs and other healthy aging initiatives. A key author of Ohio’s Strategic Action Plan on Aging (SAPA) and the federally required State Plan on Aging, Ashley oversees efforts to support the development and implementation of a statewide, comprehensive, and coordinated system of services and supports for older adults and caregivers.
Ashley has served in a public health capacity for more than a decade. Prior to her leadership at ODA, Ashley managed programs at the Ohio Department of Health aimed at creating healthy communities across the state. Ashley has vast local- and state-level subject matter expertise in areas including community conditions, healthy living, and access to care. Ashley’s personal and professional passions include a focus on addressing social determinants of health, food insecurity and malnutrition, transportation, housing, and ensuring health equity for all Ohioans.
In 2021, Ashley was awarded the Ohio Commendation Medal presented by Ohio Governor DeWine and was recognized as a public health champion, having led the planning and implementation of COVID-19 vaccine clinics in affordable senior housing locations across the state resulting in thousands of older Ohioans receiving critical vaccinations, social isolation screenings, and wrap-around services. Ashley is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and received a bachelor’s degree in dietetics from Miami University and a master’s degree in wellness management from Ball State University.
