By Zhen Wang
Working in the paper industry has always appealed to Carissa Ashman.
Growing up in Kaukauna, Ashman often visited the former Paper Discover Center with her mother. Located inside the old Kimberly-Clark Atlas paper mill along the Fox River, the hands-on paper lab taught her how to make handmade paper. Her grandparents, who worked as machine operators at a former SCA facility in Neenah known as Essity for three decades, also sparked her interest in the industry.
Now, at 19, Ashman works as an intern with Thilmany mill in Kaukauna, helping with environmental compliance and coordinating cleanup efforts along the Fox River. Before the summer, she completed her first year at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, studying environmental engineering.
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