Ashley Gorbulja proudly served her country as an Army National Guard veteran for over eight years and continues to serve her community as a Public Affairs Specialist for the Veterans Health Administration and Founder & CEO of GuideOn Education Consulting LLC. Ashley is a consummate professional and a leading voice in supporting America's military-connected community.
Ashley is a driven, passionate, and strategic visionary that has experienced increasing organizational responsibility in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. She has dedicated her career to building nationally recognized programs, brands, and communities through strategic communications and marketing. She focuses on improving the outcomes of non-traditional students in higher education, empowering call-to-action storytelling to demystify the military-civilian divide, and improving local, state, and federal policies and programs.
Over the past seven and a half years, while working in higher education and pursuing her education, Ashley graduated debt-free with three degrees and received over $63k in scholarships! Ashley earned her Public Health from the Consortium of Eastern Ohio of Public Health, a Northeast Ohio Medical University program emphasizing concentration in military transition, family policy, and community wellness. She also holds bachelor's degrees in The Science of Education and The Science of Organizational Supervision with a minor in Psychology from The University of Akron. Ashley is currently pursuing her second Masters's in Public Leadership from the University of San Francisco.
Ashley was a 2019 top ten finalist for Ms. Veteran America, an accomplished Legionnaire helping foster University of Akron American Legion Post 808 as a Past Commander, a volunteer across multiple military spouse and family organizations; a national women veteran advocate, academic, and community liaison to a plethora of policy and issues about the veteran community.
Ashley has been featured on numerous podcasts, publications, panels and recognized for her outstanding achievements by non-profits, state, and federal organizations. Ashley is a force to be reckoned with, challenging others with the mantra: I Can. I Will. Watch Me.
Ashley Gorbulja has hosted 162 Episodes.
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Episode 110: Tango Alpha Lima: Military Transition with the Walt Disney Company
June 20th, 2022 | Season 3 | 49 mins 23 secs
adaptive sports, adm. joe fowler, american legion, bob iger, career, commentary, community, community service, disney experience, dod, fisher house, gen. joe potter, gi bill, heroes work here, invictus games, magic kingdom, military, morale welfare and rec, non-profit, podcast, post-9/11, prince harry, roy disney, series, shades of green, topical, transition, veteran, veteran hiring, veterans institute, veterans service, walt disney world, wwii
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 109: Tango Alpha Lima: The Misty Experiment with producers Ian Adelson and Dean Echenberg
June 14th, 2022 | Season 3 | 58 mins 32 secs
american legion, cdc, commentary, community, community service, director, documentary, dod, e-sports, film, flight surgeon, forcecon 22, full metal jacket, gamers, halo, ho chi minh trail, honor, honor flight, lgbtqia+, maryland public television, military, misty experiment, narrative film, non-profit, pbs, pentagon, post-9/11, pride, production, rd, remembrance, topical, university of michigan, veteran, veterans service, video game, vietnam war, who
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 108: Tango Alpha Lima: Real life "Dragon-Lady" Air Force U2 pilot retired Col. Merryl Tengesdal
June 7th, 2022 | Season 3 | 54 mins 35 secs
air force, air show, american legion, astronaut, author, aviation, aviator, bridge of spies, cbs, combat pilot, commentary, community, community service, cuban missile crisis, dreamworks, fitness, gary powers, hollywood, inspirational, military, motivational speaker, navy, non-profit, pbs, personal trainer, post-9/11, ranger panties, reconnaissance, russian soldier, science fiction, silkies, space force national guard, spy-plane, star trek, stem, steven spielberg, topical, tough as nails, u-2 dragon-lady, ukraine, veteran, veterans service, war crime, youth
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 107: Tango Alpha Lima: Author, journalist and filmmaker Sebastian Junger
May 31st, 2022 | Season 3 | 57 mins 15 secs
american legion, commentary, community, community service, military, non-profit, post-9/11, topical, veteran, veterans service
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 106: Tango Alpha Lima: Army Veteran and author Br. Logan M. Isaac, HoSM
May 24th, 2022 | Season 3 | 1 hr 2 mins
advocacy, affirmative action, author, christianity, civil rights, criminal, drill pay, god, guilt, hate crimes, hawaii, honorary membership, michigan, moral injury, national guard, physical fitness, theology
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 105: Tango Alpha Lima: Marine Corps Combat Correspondent and Journalist Amy Forsythe
May 17th, 2022 | Season 3 | 58 mins 17 secs
american legion, author, camp pendleton, combat correspondent, commentary, community, community service, covid-19, emmy, fact check, front-line workers, guam, hawaii, honor, instagram, journalist, legislation, marine band, media convergence, memorial, military, military correspondent, military stories, navy reserve, non-profit, pandemic, poland, post-9/11, public affairs officer, remembrance, stolen valor, topical, toxic exposure, tributes, us senate, veteran, veterans service
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 104: Tango Alpha Lima: 100 Miles for Hope Ambassadors Julia Waring and Rachelle Cannon
May 10th, 2022 | Season 3 | 55 mins 12 secs
100 miles for hope, american legion, athlete, body positivity, bodybuilding, boot camp, cardio, coast guard academy, commentary, community, community service, cycling, exercise, find your why, fitness, health, iraq, make-a-wish, military, non-profit, post-9/11, swimming, topical, treadmill, u.s. coast guard, veteran, veterans service, wellness, west point
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 103: Tango Alpha Lima: Buffalo Soldier Iron Riders with Bobby McDonald
May 3rd, 2022 | Season 3 | 43 mins 45 secs
american legion, bicycle, buffalo soldiers, children, commentary, community, community service, confidentiality, cycling, family outreach, flag day, ft. wallace, hbc, history, iron riders, juneteenth, mental health, military, missoula, mobile technology, montana, non-profit, orange county, post-9/11, reenactor, rug use, stigma, teddy roosevelt, topical, veteran, veterans service
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 102: Tango Alpha Lima: U.S. Space Force Guardian, Lt. Col. Erika Teichert
April 26th, 2022 | Season 3 | 45 mins 1 sec
american legion, blue origin, china, commentary, communications, community, community service, drone, eagle scout, greenland, joint mission, military, missile defense, non-profit, oratorical, pentagon, post-9/11, russia, satellite, scouting, space force, space program, spacex, tenn., thule, topical, veteran, veterans service, virgin atlantic
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 101: Tango Alpha Lima: Live from Tough Ruck 26.2 Boston
April 19th, 2022 | Season 3 | 25 mins 49 secs
100 miles for hope, american legion, army band, boston marathon, commentary, community, community service, first responder, fitness, fundraiser, honor, massachusetts, military, national guard, non-profit, post-9/11, remembrance, ruck march, topical, tough ruck nation, veteran, veterans service, volunteer
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 100: Tango Alpha Lima: Mighty Oaks founder and author Chad Robichaux
April 12th, 2022 | Season 3 | 1 hr 5 mins
active-duty, advocacy, afghanistan, american legion, anxiety, biblical principles, body positivity, boston, camaraderie, combat readiness, commentary, community, community service, depression, divorce, eating disorders, faith-based therapy, first responders, hot sauce, intention, marriage, mental wellness, mighty oaks, military, mre, non-profit, post-9/11, ptsd, relationship, resiliency, save our allies, speech therapist, spirituality, spouse, stroke, suicide, topical, tough ruck, va loma linda, veteran, veterans service, west la va, women veterans
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 99: Tango Alpha Lima: “Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare” with Jamie Gray Hyder
April 5th, 2022 | Season 3 | 51 mins 1 sec
100 miles for hope, advocates, akron state university, american legion, boys state, call of duty, camp lejeune, child welfare foundation, children & youth, commentary, community, community service, f-16, firefly, geneva convention, girls state, ice-t, infinite warfare, kyle white, law & order: svu, medal of honor, military, military child month, modern warfare, non-profit, nurse, oratorical competition, pao, post-9/11, pow, rabies ], russia, sag-afta, scholarships, social media, sva, tfa, the last ship, thunderbird, topical, ukraine, veteran, veterans service, video game, washington dc, women veteran
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 98: Tango Alpha Lima: "Jungle Combat" with retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. John "Ace" Astle
March 29th, 2022 | Season 3 | 53 mins 48 secs
100 miles for hope, american legion, annapolis, boston marathon, commentary, community, community service, gwot memorial, helicopter, hypersonic missile, jared lyon, john ripley, marine one, maryland, memories, military, napalm, non-profit, oral history, post-9/11, reserves, rod rodriguez, ruck march, sva, taliban, tet offensive, time capsule, topical, transcription, ukraine, ukrainian let it go girl, veteran, veterans service, vietnam, washington dc
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 97: Tango Alpha Lima: Honor Flight with Carol Harlow and Terry Campbell
March 22nd, 2022 | Season 3 | 59 mins 55 secs
american legion, american legion auxiliary, ancient aliens, base housing, black history month, boot camp, boston marathon, camp pendleton, caregiver, chicago, commentary, commissary, community, community service, crayons ready to eat, earl morse, edible crayons, herstory foundation, korean war, lone eagle honor flight, memorials, military, national archives, non-profit, ohio, paranormal, poppy fund, post 8, post-9/11, quilts of valor, ruck marching. honor flight, tomb of the unknown soldier, topical, ufo, vamc, veteran, veterans service, vietnam war, washington dc, wimsa, women veterans, wwii, wwii memorial
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 96: Tango Alpha Lima: Happy Birthday American Legion!
March 15th, 2022 | Season 3 | 47 mins 5 secs
100 miles for hope, american legion, arlington, birthday, buddy check, care, commentary, community, community service, disaster preparedness, fitness challenge, gi bill, legacy scholarship, members, military, non-profit, operation comfort warriors, post-9/11, service officers, temporary financial assistance, topical, veteran, veterans & children foundation, veterans service
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 95: Tango Alpha Lima: "Tough as Nails" champ Lia Mort
March 8th, 2022 | Season 3 | 58 mins 16 secs
9/11, afghanistan, alpacas, american legion, anna mae hayes, army nurse corp, blood donation, brass ceiling, brigadier general, cbs, challenge course, commentary, community, community service, competition, firefighter, iraq, mad-cow disease, military, military women’s history, mini donkey, non-profit, phil keoghan, post-9/11, prepper, pro-wrestlers, racing pigeons, reality show, ron white, service, skilled trades, tater, topical, tough as nails, veteran, veterans service, wwii
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.