
PLAYBOOK LEADERSHIP
Ashland Johnson, Esq.
Founder, Inclusion Playbook
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Ashland Johnson is the founder and president of the Inclusion Playbook, a sports impact consultancy that specializes in racial equity, gender equity, and LGBTQ inclusion. An attorney, equity and inclusion strategist, and former Division I athlete, Ashland has over a decade of civil rights experience working with social impact communities, advising sports leaders, and serving in leadership roles in law & policy organizations. She has advised major sports leagues and associations, including the NCAA, the Big East, The Patriot League, NBA, the US Olympic Committee, and various sports governing bodies on ways to strengthen their social impact programs, policies, and platforms at the intersection of inclusion, race, gender, and the law.