Ashley Chunn Bryant is entering her 10th year as the Co-Head Cheerleading coach at Albany State University.
Bryant, a former Golden Rams Cheerleader, served as captain during the 2011-2013 seasons. She has experience coaching at various levels, including elementary, middle school, high school, and competitive all-star cheerleading. In 2013, she established her own competitive all-star organization, the Albany Cheer Explosion. Additionally, Bryant is a certified stunt and tumbling instructor, and cheerleading is her true passion.
Before her time at Albany State, Bryant cheered at Westover High School, where she earned four letters in competition cheerleading, four letters in football cheerleading, two letters in basketball cheerleading, and three letters in track and field. She served as team captain during her junior and senior years. Notably, she placed 3rd in the GHSA State pole vaulting competition in 2009 and was a participant in the concert chorale.
A native of Albany, Georgia, Bryant graduated from Albany State University with a bachelor’s degree in Middle Grades Mathematics Education and a minor in English. She has also obtained her Educational Leadership certification from the DCSS Academy and is currently pursuing a degree in Educational Leadership at Columbus State University. Presently, she works as an Early Intervention Teacher, assisting students who are struggling in mathematics.
Bryant is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and attends Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia, under the leadership of Dr. Daniel Simmons.
She is married to Pastor O. Quintodd Bryant of Sims Chapel Baptist Church in Covington, Georgia. Together, they have one child, Evan Jace, and a dog named Bayleigh.
