Ashlee Kleinert

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Ashlee Kleinert of Dallas is founder and operator of Ruthie’s Rolling Café and Ruthie’s Fueled by Café Momentum food trucks. As a public benefit corporation, Ruthie’s provides a source of employment and programming for young adults with justice system involvement. Kleinert is a member of the Dallas Assembly and International Women’s Forum. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for United Way Foundation of Metropolitan Dallas, Southern Methodist University (SMU) Dedman College, SMU Maguire Center for Ethics, Methodist Health System Foundation of Dallas, New Friends New Life, The Rebecca Bender Initiative, and Genesis Women’s Shelter. She is former Board Chair of New Friends New Life and the Dallas Women’s Foundation (currently known as Texas Women’s Foundation). Additionally, she and her husband, Chris, created the Kleinert Foundation to research gaps in services to vulnerable populations and to convene partners in the work of providing recovery and resources.