Meet Ashley Lee, Sample Control Lead at WETLAB Sparks. Ashley is passionate about environmental stewardship, public engagement, and bringing joy into shared spaces.

She’s been with WETLAB since 2021 and was recently promoted to her new role as Sample Control Lead. Ashley oversees a team of six employees at the Sparks location and manages the flow of incoming environmental samples including ensuring samples are properly received, logged, preserved, and routed to the correct departments within required holding times. 

You may already know Ashley because she coordinates closely with clients to meet project needs, communicates with the lab to maintain workflow efficiency, and ensures all processes align with QA requirements.

Ashley has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interior Design from Northern Arizona University and is currently attending Truckee Meadows Community College and University of Nevada, Reno specializing in Environmental Sciences and Hydrogeology with an expected graduation date in 2026. She is a student member of the Geological Society of Nevada which is a non-profit scientific society dedicated to promoting the geological sciences with roughly 1,300 members.

Ashley is very active in the local community. She is part of the City of Reno’s Parks and Recreation Department Rolling Recreation team which focuses on activating underused public parks and providing mobile recreation opportunities for local families and youth, volunteers with the Reno Rodeo and part of the Reno Vaqueros coordinating cultural events throughout the area that bring accessible performing arts and heritage dance to the community. She also serves as the President of WETLAB’s internal Environmental Club, where she helps lead sustainability projects and organizes volunteer efforts to improve both our workplace and our community.

Outside of work, Ashley is a big believer in community connection, creativity, and movement. She’s passionate about environmental stewardship, public engagement, and bringing joy into shared spaces through organizing sustainability initiatives at work, dancing at local events with the Reno Vaqueros, or helping bring energy to city parks through Rolling Recreation.