AmeriCorps VISTA at Normandale Community College
Jan 12, 2021
Ainsley Schwerr
AmeriCorps VISTA at Normandale Community College

Ainsley Schwerr is a 19-year-old graduate of Normandale Community College with an Associate’s Degree with an emphasis in Global and Environmental Studies. Graduating and making further education plans amidst a pandemic was difficult for her as she has a genetic immune deficiency disorder. With college deferred for a year, she decided to try to give back during her “gap” year, and took a position with AmeriCorps (the domestic Peace Corps). She is working at Normandale as a Student Resources Center Coordinator where she connects students to resources to meet their basic needs, like housing, food, healthcare, etc. She felt it as a great way to spend a gap year while giving back to a community that helped her become the young woman she is today.