Ashton Knatz is a student at the University of Edinburgh studying the Master of Science in Environmental Sustainability. She previously studied environmental sciences at the University of Iowa and has experience working in the sustainability sector for the University of Iowa and for the Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, Montana. Ashton met Heather White while she was working in Montana and was introduced to the OneGreenThing leadership intensive, which she has been participating in since summer 2025. Ashton has enjoyed connecting with like-minded sustainability professionals from all around the world through this intensive.