Student Profile: Oksana Perestoronia, displaced by war and finding a new life as a nurse

Oksana Perestoronina and her husband fled their home of Ukraine in 2022 when war came to their doorstep. 

Her search to start a new life led her to Heartland Community College, where she took English as a Second Language Courses. After gaining some confidence with language Oksana took the next steps toward a new career: nursing.