Ashleigh (who uses her full name in this continuity!) is the City Head of the Circle of Enlightenment, having risen to the position at her relatively young age through a combination of natural talent, revolutionary progress, diplomacy, and a hunger for knowledge.

In many ways she is revolutionary in her approach to magic, relying heavily on technology -- digital libraries for cross-referencing and searching, math and graphics programs to calculate spell circle diagrams, even repurposing a Roomba to actually DRAW a spell form instead of laboriously doing it herself.

Most of her history has been all about either studying magic, or pursuing personal relationships that taught her more about the supernatural in general. All of her relationships, friendships, and associations are primarily self-serving -- but Ashleigh is not a fool, and is careful to make sure others gain from associating with her as well. She didn't get her position from a power-grab, but because people knew she could DO it.

Ashleigh has her fingers in a LOT of pies. She is keeping tabs on other supernatural beings, engaging in diplomacy with organized factions of them, watching threats to her organization, and balancing her duties to maintain power.