Ashley Merchant
Today, we feature one of the Fema-Corps team leaders, Ashley Merchant.
Name: Ashley Merchant
Hometown: Sugarland, Texas
Ashley is serving as the Pine 3 NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps because she wanted to explore the emergency management field, serve her country, help others, and travel to places she has never been before.
Ashley graduated from John Foster Dulles High School in 2005 and the University of Texas at Austin in May 2009 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography and the Environment. After her service term ends she plans to attend graduate school for a Master’s Degree in Emergency Management or Geographic Information Science.
Ashley previously served as a NCCC member at the Sacramento, CA campus. During her term of service she lived in a desert, on an island, and camped in a state park. She hopes to add to her list of interesting living situations while serving with NCCC FEMA Corps this year.
Fun Facts about Ashley:
Q: What was your first job? Worked at Foley’s (now Macy’s)
Q: What is your favorite movie? A League of Their Own
Q: What will be your first words of advice for your team members? Be prepared for anything this year.
Q: One place in the world you really, really wish you could visit? Sooo many place! But if I have to say…Prague.
Q: What is your favorite candy bar? Milky Way
Q: Are there any saying your parents repeated over and over that you can still remember clearly? “Six one way, half a dozen the other.”
Q: What do you like to do in your free time? Read, watch movies, and play outside
Q: Could you give us one reason to join AmeriCorps NCCC? It’s a great way to serve our country while seeing different parts of it.
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