Ashanti joined the Fleet Science Center in February 2014. She received her BA in Creative Arts and Communications: Art, Design, and Media with Combined Studies in 2009 from Richmond the American International University, London, England. In her time with the Fleet, she has developed fee-based programs for the Tinkering Studio and created visitor engagement opportunities for the gallery floor. In 2015 as part of the Informath Grant, Ashanti collaboratively curated Taping Shape, an abstract sculptural installation exploring Mart, Art and Science, which opened January 2016.  She now works as the Exhibits Project Supervisor, overseeing the permanent exhibition collection, travelling exhibits and the development of programs for visitor engagement.