Ashley Schmidt, APRN, CNP, is a nurse practitioner for Springfield Clinic Family Medicine and collaborates with Benjamin Cady, MD, at Springfield Clinic Hillsboro West.

"My great-grandmother, grandmother and mother were all nurses, and I enjoyed listening to their stories and visiting my mom at the nursing home where she cared for residents," Schmidt says regarding her desire to start a career in nursing.

Ashley completed both her undergraduate and graduate degree at Chamberlain University in Downers Grove, Ill. Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner, Ashley spent nine years as a registered nurse at Springfield Clinic Hillsboro West.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and their puppy.