Ashley Novak Butler

Ashley Novak Butler serves as the Executive Director of the Lift a Life Novak Family Foundation. Her work includes developing and managing grant investments with the Foundation’s strategic nonprofit partners, overseeing board communication and staff development, marketing, financial investments and grant evaluation. She joined the Foundation in 2010 and has since created and implemented their investment strategy in the key areas of hunger relief, student leadership development, juvenile diabetes, early childhood education and military family support.

Ashley serves on the board of various nonprofits including Thrive by 5 Louisville, Community Coordinated Child Care, Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation, and the Ready for K Alliance leadership team, the Guiding Team. Prior to joining the Novak Family Foundation, she worked for Southwest Airlines as a Marketing and Corporate Relations Manager. Ashley earned a B.A. in Political Science and Human Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University and is from Louisville, Kentucky. She is married to Jonathan Butler and has three amazing children, Audrey, Claire, and Luke.