Ashley smiled in response to the department head's words. "Althea it is." She said cheerfully before placing her hand back in her lap. She had heard that Althea had been a professor but it had slipped her mind up until now. She made a note to ask the woman how she had enjoyed being an educator at a later date.

The blonde noted that the conference room was filling up with employees, which was actually quite nice since Ashley had yet to meet many of these people. She couldn't help but wonder how Derek was feeling in a room filled with women. Surely he was uncomfortable. She would have smiled at the guy but he insisted on looking down at the table, making it impossible. Oh well.