Amanda Skalicky
Name: Amanda Skalicky
Hometown: Paynesville, Minnesota
Amanda is serving her second year in NCCC as the Class 18 Oak Support Team Leader at the Vinton campus in Iowa. As a Unit Support Team Leader she will be assisting Unit Leader Fritz Noren with supporting the seven Oak teams and leading teams in the field as needed.
Amanda graduated from Paynesville High School in 2006 and University of Wisconsin-Stout in 2010 with a BFA in Interior Design and Minor in Business Administration. She served as a Class 17 Corps Member at the Atlantic Region campus in Perry Point, Maryland in 2011 for her first year.
Amanda wanted to serve a second year so she could continue to serve her country and give back to others. She wants to make this year a positive experience for Class 18 members. Amanda is bringing her knowledge of how this program works and is Red Cross certified in disaster relief, standard first aid, AED-Adult and CPR-Adult.
Prior to NCCC, Amanda was an AmeriCorps VISTA member for the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity the summer before joining the NCCC program in Perry Point. She initially heard about the AmeriCorps program from a college fair at a local university.
Some fun facts about Amanda:
Q: What was your first job? Working for a nursery planting flowers and transporting plants
Q: What is your favorite movie? Singing in the Rain
Q: What will be your first words of advice for your team members? Fly by the seat of your pants!
Q: What is one place in the world that you really, really wish you could visit? Scotland
Q: What is your favorite candy? Swedish fish
Q: Are there any sayings your parents repeated over and over that you can still remember clearly? “You eat here and sleep here, so I expect you to work here” and “Nothing in this world is free”.
Q: What do you like to do in your free time? Sports, making jewelry, yoga and photography
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