VICKSBURG, Miss. — Mac Hussey of Putnam is one of 186 men and women who pledged to perform 10 months of national service as part of the Southern Region’s 20th Class of the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), as a member of FEMA Corps. 

As part of his service, Hussey spent 10 months serving with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the administration of emergency management and long term recovery activities. 

“I was introduced to AmeriCorps NCCC by my roommate’s sister who served a couple years ago. After signing up for NCCC Traditional, I was offered a spot in FEAM Corps, which I had not heard of before. I wanted to do service in disasters, so it was a good match for me,” said Hussey.

Hussey graduated on June 5, 2014 in a ceremony held at the Massenburg Memorial Athletic Center in Vicksburg..  He will earn an education award of $5,550, which can be used to continue education or pay back qualified student loans.

“I’ve already signed up for college classes and I’ll start working on my associate’s degree at our own QVCC,” said Hussey.