Et cetera : AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Lindsay Jackson

By: Krista Eichhorst

Name: Lindsay Jackson

Hometown: Oakley, Calif.

Lindsay is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 7 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in NCCC FEMA Corps because she wanted to gain career direction and make a difference in the lives of others and herself.

Lindsay graduated from Liberty High School in 2010 and attended Los Medanos College before joining NCCC FEMA Corps. After her service term ends she hopes to return to school and pursue a career as a clinical counselor for adolescents or a paramedic.

An experience that really impacted Lindsay occurred when she and a friend stopped to help a stranger who had just had a car accident. The woman was shaken up but okay. Lindsay says she felt humbled by this experience and afterwards kept in touch with the woman who turned out to be the mother of a classmate.

Fun Facts about Lindsay:

Q: What is your favorite movie? Due Date

Q: What is your favorite book? The Myrtles Plantation

Q: What is your favorite candy? Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme

Q: What is your favorite food? Mac n’ cheese

Q: One place in the world you really, really wish you could visit? Germany

Q: What do you like to do in your free time? Relax, explore, work out, and be with family and friends