In the early '80s she joined mining giant Alcoa of Australia as the community co-ordinator at the Wagerup alumina refinery in Western Australia and soon moved to the company's environmental department as its policy and liaison officer. It was from Alcoa that Ms Verschuer was invited to become the principal policy advisor to the WA Environment Minister under the Bourke government. From the Minister's office she joined the Premier's department and was admitted into the WA government's Senior Executive Service as its youngest female officer.

In the late '80s Western Australia was racked with controversy between developers and communities and Ms Verschuer was asked to investigate and establish Australia's first Social Impact Unit (SIU) to address the social consequences of resource development. The SIU was established in 1989 under her guidance and she headed the Unit until 1992 when she left the government.

Ms Verschuer joined Dymocks in the mid '90s and was appointed to the Dymocks Board in 2001. She takes a special interest in Dymocks farming operations and the Dymocks Children's Charities.