Welcome

TEAM MEMBERS ARE WOMEN WHO ARE EXCITED AND HONORED TO BE INVOLVED IN ALL ASPECTS OF SMILE 

Ashley Danielson founded this nonprofit organization in 2019 to provide community to single moms in the Spokane area. Ashley holds a B.A. degree in Communications from Seattle Pacific University. She is a single mom to an eight year old boy. Being a mom has renewed the passion she’s always had for helping people. Ashley wants to help single moms by encouraging them that they are not alone. She wants to empower moms to become the best version of themselves by providing resources and community through SMILE. Ashley is a homeschool mom and also partners with women around the world to help them keep their babies as a Compassionate Entrepreneur with Trades of Hope. She also blogs about the transition to motherhood at themotherhoodjourney.com.  

Photo credit: Amanda Acorn Photography

Patty has been married to her husband Joe for 25 years and she is the mother to three adult children, including our founder Ashley. For the past 16 years, Patty has been a caregiver for people with special needs and the elderly as she is passionate about helping  those in need. In her downtime she enjoys crafting and reading.  Patty generously donates her time to coordinating childcare services to ensure the single moms can relax knowing their children are being cared for during SMILE's events.

Photo credit: Amanda Acorn Photography 

Tamara is a single mom to an 2 children , one in college and one in 1st grade who she is homeschooling. She is also a licensed foster parent. Tamara holds a M.A. degree in Special Education with an emphasis in Deaf education from the University of Northern Colorado and is fluent in Sign Language. The Lord has blessed her with the gift of mercy and she often finds herself in a position of offering support and encouragement  to other women who are struggling in their walk with Jesus or just going through trials in general. She is especially blessed to be a part of SMILE and to be able to support and lift up other single moms and to help point them back to Jesus. 

Aurika is a single mom of 4 for the past 7 years. She was born in Moldova and is fluent in 3 languages. She is currently studying for her real estate. She keeps busy with kids sporting events, and street ministry. After attending SMILE events for over two years, she developed a passion to help other single moms in the community and joined our leadership team as the Volunteer Director. Her hope is to be able to support other moms in their walk through motherhood and spread the love of Jesus along the way!