Who`s Taking Care of You? - Northern Essex Community College

Northern Essex Community College
Magazine
Volume 3
Winter 2010
Who’s Taking Care of You?
NECC graduates are on the health care
frontlines providing care across the
Merrimack Valley
New Program in Lab Science Prepares
Students for Job Market see page 6
Haverhill Couple Give Back to
College and Community see page 8
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Message from the President
Dear Friend,
As Congress debates the future of health
care in this country, we thought we’d look
a little closer to home and explore the college’s
very positive impact on the delivery of health
care in the Merrimack Valley.
Since we launched our first health care program— an associate degree in nursing in 1969— we’ve graduated close
to 5,500 individuals from health
care programs. These nurses, medical assistants, respiratory therapists,
sleep technologists, and more, are
on the frontlines of health care in
the Merrimack Valley, providing
the highest level of care to you and
your families when the need is there.
While critically important, health
care is just one example of how
Northern Essex impacts the community in which
most of us live and/or work.
The college also partners with local employers to
create programs that lead to jobs, like our new associate degree in lab science; provides resources for
cash-strapped community organizations through
initiatives such as the Grant Resource Center and
the Speakers Bureau; and seeks new sources of
funding that will help make a college education
Northern Essex Community College
Magazine
On the cover: NECC Grads and
employees of Lawrence General
Hospital (from left) Stacy Kiley,
nursing; Richard Gaudet,
respiratory care; and Kathy
Reyes, radiologic technology.
Photograph by Mike Dean
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accessible to all residents of the Merrimack Valley,
regardless of their financial situation.
We also graduate excellent citizens like the
Kluebers of Haverhill who continue in their
retirement to share their talents so generously
with the college and the community.
As someone who is connected
with the college, either as a donor, graduate, or volunteer, you
deserve some of the credit for the
exciting things that are happening at the college. By choosing to
lend your support to Northern
Essex, you are having a positive
impact on your community, and
contributing resources that will have
benefits that extend far beyond our
college campuses.
I hope 2010 brings wonderful things your
way and that you enjoy this issue of the
NECC Magazine.
Sincerely,
David F. Hartleb
President of the College
A Publication for the NECC Community
Editor:
Maureen O’Leary
Contributing Editors:
Ernie Greenslade, Wendy Shaffer
Graphic Designer:
Susan Stehfest
Writers:
Ernie Greenslade, Libby Jensen,
Maureen O’Leary, Ellen Small-Davis
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Table of
Contents
Features
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Who’s Taking Care of You?
NECC Graduates are on the Health Care
Frontlines Providing Care Across the
Merrimack Valley
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New Program in Lab Science
Prepares Students for Job Market
8
Haverhill Couple Give Back to
College and Community
Departments
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On Campus & In the Community
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Making a Difference
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Alumni News ‘n’ Notes
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Stacy Kiley,
nurse at Lawrence
General Hospital
Who’s Taking Care of You?
NECC Graduates are on the Health Care Frontlines
Providing Care Across the Merrimack Valley
H
ave you had blood drawn recently, received an
x-ray for a broken bone, or been cared for by
a registered nurse at a hospital or other health
care facility?
If you answered yes, it’s likely you came into contact
with a Northern Essex graduate.
Northern Essex has 18 health care programs ranging
from a certificate in phlebotomy to an associate degree
in nursing. For the past 40 years, the college has prepared a significant number of the area’s health care
workers, graduating well over 5,500 local individuals
since the first class of nursing program graduates earned
their degrees in 1971.
“We are very proud of the quality of our health care programs,” says Northern Essex President David Hartleb.
“Most health care employees are required to take challenging licensure exams and our graduates consistently
receive very high passing rates.”
Students in the college’s health care programs complete
a rigorous course-load, including academic courses,
clinical training in state-of-the-art labs, and practicum
placements where students fine-tune the skills they have
learned in the classroom and lab under the watchful eye
of a clinical instructor at a local health care facility. The
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college has mutually beneficial partnerships with over
50 institutions in the Merrimack Valley, which provide
a training ground for students and then hire them after
they graduate and pass their licensure exams.
“Thanks to the quality programs Northern Essex
Community College offers its students, employers like
Lawrence General Hospital can hire dynamic, compassionate health care professionals who live in our community and are dedicated to it,” says Maria Hagigeorges,
recruitment and retention coordinator, Lawrence
General Hospital. “The college is our educational
partner and working together we help better the delivery of health care in the Merrimack Valley.”
The college currently graduates about 300 students each
year from health care programs which are all located at
the college’s Lawrence Campus. While many students
are Lawrence residents, the college’s programs attract
students from all over the Merrimack Valley.
“I can’t imagine anything that’s more important than
insuring that the people who will be taking care of us
are well qualified,” says Jackie Long-Goding, dean of
health professions. “Northern Essex’s health care programs are a shining light in health care delivery in the
Merrimack Valley.”
Health Care Programs:
Close to 5,500 Graduates
In 1969, Northern Essex welcomed its first
class of health care students with the start
of the associate degree in nursing program.
Since then, health care offerings have grown,
now including 18 certificate and associate
degree programs.
Associate Degrees:
Nursing (since 1969)
Paramedic Technology (since 2006)
Radiologic Technology (since 1973)
Respiratory Care (since 1971)
Business Management: Healthcare
Practice Management Option (since 2005)*
Liberal Arts: Physical Education/Fitness/
Recreation Option (since 1976)
Certificates:
Computed Tomography (since 2009)
Critical Care Nursing (since 2005)
Dental Assisting (since 1983)
EKG Technician (since 2009)
Medical Assisting (since 1987)
Medical Billing (since 2004)
Medical Coding (since 2004)
Medical Office Assistant (starts 2010)
Paramedic (EMT-P) Technology
(since 2005)**
Phlebotomy (since 2008)
Practical Nursing (since 1982)
Sleep Technology (since 2003)
*An earlier version of this program was offered.
**The college has also offered a 7-credit EMT basic course since 1979.
Kathy Reyes, radiologic technologist, Lawrence General Hospital
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New Program in Lab Science
Prepares Students for Job Market
As members of the Lab Science
Program Advisory Board, these
local employers are partnering
with the college to be sure the
skills students learn are what’s
needed in the workplace:
Adnexus Therapeutics
Waltham, MA
Andover Water Plant
Andover, MA
Archemix Corp.
Cambridge, MA
BAL Laboratory
Cranston, RI
Charm Sciences
Lawrence, MA
LONZA Biologics
Portsmouth, NH
Mass Dept. of
Environmental Protection
Lawrence, MA
Mass Dept. of Public Health
Jamaica Plain, MA
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, MA
North Andover Water
Treatment Plant
North Andover, MA
Northeast Laboratory Services
Waterville, ME
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Andover, MA
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A
rea employers want skilled lab technicians and Northern Essex is
training them.
Individuals with a strong interest in the sciences, who want to be marketable immediately upon graduation, are turning to NECC’s new lab
science program. More than two dozen Northern Essex students are enrolled in this new program which prepares them to work as laboratory
technicians in one of three emerging high-growth fields: biotechnology,
environmental sciences, or chemical analysis. Now in their second semester, these students will graduate in May of 2011 with an associate degree
in applied science.
The program was created in response to a need voiced by area employers for skilled lab technicians. A three-year grant, totaling more than
$311,000, from the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education Program helped fund the development of this new associate degree program, including the purchase of equipment, educational
materials, and supplies.
The college sought the advice of regional employers when designing
the program. NECC worked closely with the Lawrence Office of the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and Charm Sciences of Lawrence to ensure students graduate with the skills employers
need. Representatives from these two companies, as well as a dozen other
local employers, serve on the program’s advisory board. The college also
collaborates with local high schools to attract students to the program and
with four-year institutions to provide transfer opportunities.
An important component of the program calls for each student to participate in an externship. “Industry leaders told us that externships can really
make a difference in preparing students for the job market,” says NECC
Professor Mariana Melo, who helped develop the program. “Many employers are inclined to consider the externships as an expanded job interview. When students apply for a job the employer knows the students, their
skills, as well as their work ethic. There is no question in my mind that
these students will be prepared for the job market.”
Melo says the program will continue to be tweaked as the needs of the
industry change.
The program has attracted students like Jennifer Cutting of Amesbury
who is looking toward a career in stem cell research and Alberto Peralta
of Revere (formerly from Lawrence) who would eventually like to earn a
Ph.D. in molecular biology.
“I chose this program because I feel it will give me the opportunity to get a
job in the field I want to work in while I continue my studies to get a higher
degree in the scientific field,” says Peralta.
Students Jennifer Cutting and Alberto Peralta conduct an experiment in the
college’s new science lab which is designed to simulate an industrial lab.
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Haverhill Couple Give Back
to College and Community
F
orty years ago, Northern Essex made an impact
on Rosemary and Bill Klueber. Since then, they
have been making an impact on Northern Essex
and the community.
Both Rosemary and Bill serve on St. James Church’s
150th Anniversary Committee.
Bill is a 25-year member and past president of the
Haverhill Rotary Club, a trustee and member of Board
of Investments for Pentucket Bank, a director of the
Waldeigh Foundation, Griffin-White Foundation,
Penacook Nursing Home, and Girls, Inc. of Greater
Haverhill, and a trustee
of the Haverhill Public
Library.
Bill came to NECC just out of high school. With an
interest in accounting, Northern Essex, which had just
opened its doors, was a convenient choice. He earned
his associate degree in
accounting, and was in
the college’s first graduThe community
ating class in 1963.
Rosemary was a licensed
practical nurse when
she came to NECC to
obtain her associate deg ree in nursing. She
was in the f irst nursing class to graduate
in 1970.
has been
good to Rosemary and
me, and we have had an
opportunity to give back
and help others.
“NECC gave me the opportunity for a better job.
I worked at Hale Hospital (the current Merrimack
Valley Hospital) for my whole career, and I had the
opportunity to get involved with things besides nursing,” Rosemary says. One of the areas she got involved
with was serving on a building committee for the new
Hale Hospital. Through this committee work, she met
Bill. They married in 1985.
The two life-long Haverhill residents continued to
serve their communities in the careers they chose
– Rosemary as a nurse, and Bill as the auditor and
finance director for the city of Haverhill.
Since retiring, Rosemary and Bill have become active
volunteers. Both are members of the NECC Alumni
Advisory Board. Rosemary is a member of the Women
of NECC and is the alumni liaison to the NECC
Foundation.
She was a nominee for the YWCA Tribute to Women
in 1998 and serves on the committee for the Academy
of Women, and is a member of the Haverhill Garden
Club and the XV Women’s Club.
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Both were recognized as
Distinguished Citizens
by the Yankee Clipper
Council in 2008, and
each was named a Paul
Harris Fellow by the
Haverhill Rotary Club.
For Bill and Rosemary,
giving back to NECC
and the community is important. Says Bill, “the community has been good to Rosemary and me, and we
have had an opportunity to give back and help others.”
Rosemary (‘70) and Bill (‘63)
Klueber
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On Campus & In the Community
Grant Resource
Center Benefits
Local Nonprofits
Ken Langer,
coordinator,
NECC Music
Program
with Ken Langer
D
r. Ken Langer is the coordinator of and a professor
in the NECC music program. He has taught at Northern
Essex since 2005, and came to us
from Eno River Unitarian-Universalist Church in Durham, North
Carolina. He currently has over
30 published works of music to
his credit.
Who is your favorite
classical musician,
contemporary musician?
Recently, Ken arranged Mozart’s
Adoramus Te, Christe on a holiday CD
created as a gift for members of the
Air Force who are serving overseas
and their families. Titled I’ll be Home
for the Holidays, the CD features the
Heritage Brass Quintet, which is
part of the United States Air Force
Heritage of America Band. It was
released in November.
The last song I listened to was a
tune by Radiohead.
When did you know you
wanted to pursue music as
a career?
5th grade
What instruments do
you play?
Guitar, voice, trumpet, horn
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I don’t have a favorite. I like different pieces of music at different times
of the day and times of my life.
What was the last song you
listened to?
How many songs do you have
on your iPod®?
I have about five days worth of
music on my iPhone®.
What makes the NECC music
department different from
other area colleges?
We are striving not to make it
different, but to make it an affordable and more personal option for
people pursuing music.
S
eeking funds in a recession is a
challenge for nonprofit organizations. Now it’s a bit easier thanks
to the Grant Resource Center at NECC.
A partnership between Associated
Grant Makers (AGM), Jericho Road
Lawrence, Inc., and NECC, the Grant
Resource Center allows nonprofits to
access premier grant research databases and attend professional grant
research and writing workshops free
of charge at the center in NECC’s
Lawrence campus library. Nonprofits
previously had to travel into Boston to
access these valuable resources.
One local nonprofit has already been
a beneficiary of a grant received after volunteers attended workshops at
the center. Volunteers from German
Home, a residential care home, and
Jericho Road secured a $15,000 grant
to repair the home’s aged flooring.
This past fall, a third series of workshops on grant research, database use,
and grant writing were offered and,
due to demand, a new advanced-level
grant writing course was added. Over
150 people from area and regional
nonprofits participated, and there was
a waiting list for all workshops.
Michael Hearn of NECC and
Lorie Mendoza of the Girl
Scouts of Eastern MA in the
Grant Resource Center
On Campus & In the Community
Professor
Tom Greene
of the NECC
Speakers
Bureau
Faculty Shares
Expertise With
Community
W
ith a Ph.D. in Victorian
Literature, NECC Professor Tom Greene knows a
lot about Gram Stoker’s Dracula and
other literary vampires. Since joining
the NECC Speakers Bureau in the
fall, he’s been sharing that knowledge
with audiences across the Merrimack
Valley. His presentation called Why are
Vampires Sexy has been one of the more
popular of the 70 topics offered.
A collaboration between NECC’s Academic Affairs and Marketing Communications, the Speakers Bureau was
created as a community resource and
features Northern Essex faculty and
staff who are passionate about their
fields and eager to share what they
know with community audiences.
Book Discussion Spans
Generations at NECC
C
ommunity involvement is
nothing new for Northern
Essex, but NECC honors students recently added a new
twist to it by hosting a multi-generational book discussion on the
Haverhill campus. Students from
NECC’s Honors English Composition I course gathered with students from three Advanced Placement (AP) English classes from
Haverhill High School, and with
seniors from the college’s Life Long
Learning Book Group to discuss
Sherman Alexie’s Ten Little Indians.
The result was a spirited discussion
and lots of interaction between
generations.
Jessica Dick of Haverhill, who graduated from Central Catholic High
School last spring and is now enrolled in the Honors English course
at Northern Essex, said the event was
a great success. “There were no awkward silences,” she says. “Everyone
was engaged and it was interesting
to hear how the stories could be interpreted in so many different ways.”
Northern Essex’s honors students
organized the event and led the discussions as part of a service learning
project designed to combine community service with their English course
curriculum.
This event was funded in part by the
NECC Fund, which, in addition to funding much needed scholarships, provides
program grants for faculty that enrich
classroom learning and provide students
with hands-on learning tools and experiential learning opportunities.
NECC Honors English Student, Jessica Dick of Haverhill,
and Life Long Learning Book Group member, Mary Jane
O’Connor of Merrimac.
Topics range from Entrepreneurship:
The Path Less Taken to How to Advocate
for Yourself in the Health Care Arena. General areas of interest include business
and the workplace, communications,
deaf culture, education, human services, health, science and travel, social issues, technology, theatre, music,
art, and literature.
Learn more or book a speaker at
necc.mass.edu/speakersbureau.
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making a difference
NECC
Scholarship
Recipient
Jewnifer
Grullon
NECC Scholarships Help
Make College Possible
J
ewnifer Grullon had already
graduated from Northern
Essex with a degree in business
management and was working in
administration at a local community health clinic when she witnessed
the need for bilingual health care
workers – nurses in particular.
“I saw that these patients needed
to receive health care in their own
language.”
This native of the Dominican
Republic knew what she had to do,
and with the assistance of NECC
scholarships she was able to return
to Northern Essex for her associate
degree in nursing. The 27-year-old
Haverhill resident will graduate
in May.
“These scholarships are very important to me. I only work part time
since I started the nursing program
so I have had a reduction in income.
I would have had to take a loan
for things like my books and uniform and then be worrying about
the payments. These scholarships
helped offset those costs.”
Grullon, a Lawrence High School
graduate, is just one of more than
200 Northern Essex Community
College students to receive more
than $160,000 in scholarships for
the 2009/2010 academic year.
These scholarships range from
$500 to $1,000 and come from a
variety of sources, including private
donors, memorial donations, local
businesses, and foundations.
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Verizon Foundation Supports NECC
For over 15 years, the Verizon
Foundation has been a generous
donor and partner to Northern
Essex. It has sponsored events, funded
scholarships and programs, and
provided in-kind support. Stephanie
Lee, Verizon’s regional director of
public affairs, is an active board
member of the NECC Foundation.
The Verizon Foundation has
supported many programs through
the years, including a program to
teach nursing and allied health
students how to use electronic health
records in order to keep up-todate with current practices in the
health care arena. It also supported
a program to teach basic skills in
accessing and utilizing technology
to students in English as a Second
Language (ESL) and developmental
studies.
Most recently, the Verizon Foundation
supported a program called Shared
Reading Saturdays, a partnership
between NECC and Gallaudet
University designed to encourage
literacy in deaf and hard of hearing
children.
“Northern Essex really fulfills a lot
of different roles in the community,”
says Lee. “The more involvement I
have with Northern Essex the more I
find the Verizon Foundation could be
doing for the college. Northern Essex
doesn’t have no in its vocabulary; it
takes challenges head on.”
Shown left to right are: Jean Poth, NECC vice president for
institutional advancement; Alison Cody, NECC director
of private sector fundraising; Chris Ballentine and his son
Caleb, participants in Shared Reading Saturdays; Kathy
Vesey, director of the Gallaudet University Regional Center
at NECC; and Stephanie Lee, Verizon’s regional director of
public affairs.
making a difference
NECC Fund
Contributes to
Creative Learning
Grandson of Chet Hawrylciw,
Nicholas Hawrylciw and
President Hartleb.
Chester W. Hawrylciw
Theater Dedicated
W
hen Chet Hawr ylciw
was an associate dean
at Northern Essex, he
made his acting debut on the stage
of the college’s Top Notch Theater,
performing the role of Fezziwig in
the college’s annual production of
A Christmas Carol. On November 8,
the college honored Hawrylciw, who
died suddenly in 2002 at age 58, by
naming that theater, which is newly
renovated, in his honor.
Renovations were supported by donations from over 100 individuals
as well as the college’s foundation
and include newly upholstered and
refinished seats, technical improvements such as a new lighting grid and
communication system, and a renovated lobby featuring framed posters
from college productions dating back
to 1970.
More than 100 of Hawrylciw’s family,
friends, and co-workers gathered for
the ceremony and reception and then
enjoyed a performance of Moliere’s
Tartuffe performed by the college’s
Top Notch Players.
Did you know you could turn an apple
peel into a piano? Thanks in part to
the generosity of NECC Fund donors,
the college has purchased PicoBoards
which help students do just that and
much more. The PicoBoards measure
resistance and the changes in resistance
can be used in Scratch (a programming
language) to create musical notes. As
a result, an apple peel— or any other
tangible object— can make music.
“PicoBoards help students learn computer programming in a more userfriendly way,” says Russ Gouveia,
professor of computer and information
sciences at NECC.
The PicoBoards are being used as a pilot
project with students in one section of
Introduction to Computer Science at
NECC, middle and high school students
in the Haverhill Robotics Club, and
younger students in other community
outreach efforts. They are a great tool
to make technology more accessible to
students who may not have previously
considered technology as a career option. “Computer programming is often
thought to be very technical and mathfocused, but it is also a creative field,”
says Gouveia.
In addition to funding much-needed scholarships, the NECC Fund provides program grants
for faculty, which enrich classroom learning
and provide students with hands-on learning
tools and experiential learning opportunities.
Gabrielle
Neilson of
the Haverhill
Robotics club.
Ways of Giving
Gifts of Cash
Gifts of cash enable funds to be made
available for immediate use by NECC
and are fully tax deductible. Please
make your check payable to the NECC
Foundation, Inc. and forward it to
the Institutional Advancement Office.
MasterCard and Visa are accepted by
phone or mail.
Securities
Gifts of appreciated securities offer
significant tax advantages to the donor. Please call Institutional Advancement for further information and
instructions for their transfer.
Matching Gifts
Many companies match contributions
made by a current or retired employee or spouse. Contact your Human
Resources Department if your employer has such a program and, if so,
obtain the proper forms and forward
them to Institutional Advancement.
Life Income Gifts
You may make a charitable contribution to NECC and also receive
income for life while obtaining
significant tax advantages.
Bequests
Any asset may be transferred to
NECC by bequest. The gift may
be made under your will, through a
trust, or by designating NECC as a
beneficiary of a life insurance policy
or retirement plan.
Gifts of Real Estate
You may make gifts of real estate and
gifts of future interests in real estate
and obtain tax savings.
NECC’s Institutional
Advancement Office can
provide you with additional
information about the many
ways of giving to NECC. Call
or email Jean Poth, vice
president of institutional
advancement at 978-556-3624 or
[email protected], or visit
www.necc.mass.edu/giving.
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alumni news ’n’ notes
1974 Arthur P. Apostolou is now
the Superintendent/Director of the
Smith Vocational and Agricultural
High School in Northampton, MA.
1975 Maria T. Bacigalupo is a Professor at Curry College in Milton, MA.
1976 Susan M. Bonenfant is an
Assistant Vice President, Bank Security
AVP/BSA Officer and Risk Manager
for Pentucket Bank in Haverhill, MA.
1979 Gayle A. Yarbrough is a
Medicare Billing Specialist for the Central Florida Premier Eye Association in
Tavares, FL.
1981 David J. Tinkham is currently
retired and works part-time as a driver
for Consumer Auto Parts.
1984 Dawn M. Dow is part-owner
of a family jewelry business with her
brother Peter. Stephen J. Muise is the
MIS Director at Home Health VNA in
Haverhill, MA.
1985 Stephen P. Daly is the
Associate Director of Communications
in the Office of Alumni Relations at
Northeastern University. Steven J.
Hanides works for Verizon in Lowell,
MA. Mark K. Speer has received his
professional engineer’s license and is
currently a Senior Engineer with EA
Engineering, Science, and Technology,
Inc. in Warwick, RI.
1987 Patricia A. Jobin is a teacher
for students with emotional disorders at
the Londonderry School District in
Londonderry, NH.
1990 Nadine M. Catalfimo is a
self- employed attorney in Andover,
MA, focusing her practice on estate
planning, probate of estates and trusts,
and general contract matters in MA
and NH. She recently completed working on Volumes 10 and 11 on Probate
Law: Administration of Estates, Trusts &
Guardianships — researching, updating,
and editing both volumes with Charles
A. DeGrandpre and William V.A. Zorn
of the McLane Law Firm. Carrie A.
Mazzaglia is the Operations Program
Manager for Suntron Corporation
in Manchester, NH. Lori A. Ortiz
graduated as an LPN in July 2009 from
the Soldiers’ Home School of Practical
Nursing in Chelsea, MA.
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1991 Shaun M. Donahue works as
a manager at Liberty Mutual in Dover,
NH. Sandra J. Mackey was awarded
the Congressional Citation from Congresswoman Nikki Tsongas for service
to Emergency Services and Trauma in
2008. Gustavo Mendieta is an Administrative Assistant I at the Department
of Mental Health in Tewksbury, MA.
Jacqueline Young is a ChoreographerTeacher for DanzJam/Push Factor Dance
Company in Astoria, NY.
1992 Elizabeth Iken is currently the
Head of Professional Development/Sales
for US-SPINE in Boca Raton, FL.
Pamela J. St. Onge is currently selfemployed as an estate planning paralegal
working with a prominent attorney in
Portsmouth, NH.
1993 Steven S. Blair is an attorney with the DiFruscia Law Offices in
Methuen, MA. Christine A. Dube is
currently working as a Registered Respiratory Therapist for Genesis Health.
Frank J. Laske is currently an MRI
Technologist at Brigham and Women’s
Hospital in Boston, MA.
1995 Kami C. Buntin Crawford is
currently a registered nurse, BSN, at
Lawrence General Hospital in Lawrence,
MA. Kerye S. Morasse is an Administrative Assistant/IT & Scholarship
Coordinator at Village on the Green in
Longwood, FL.
1996 Laurie A. Jaskot is a CISR in
the Employee Benefits Department at
Fred C. Church Insurance in Lowell, MA.
1997 Yohanni Castaldi is living in
Bollengo, Italy, which is in northern
Italy. George R. Scione is the Assistant
Sports Editor at Telegraph Publishing in
Hudson, NH. He received the New England Associated Press News Executives
Association award for First Place Sports
Story in 2008.
1999 Christopher P. McGrath is a
flight nurse for the University of North
Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC.
He received the Aspiring Nurse Leader
award in 2008.
2002 Kristin A. Bell received her
Bachelor’s degree with a major in
American Studies and a minor in Public
Policy in May ‘09 from UMass Boston.
Stephen B. Gauntt is a Mechanical
Engineer at National Oilwell Varco
in Houston, TX. Kendra J.
Townshend is a licensed Massage
Therapist at Townshend Muscular
Therapy in Haverhill, MA. She also
works part-time as an Administrative
Assistant for the Home Health Foundation in Lawrence, MA.
2003 Susan J. Cullen is the owner
of the Sue Cullen Personal Training
Studio in Andover, MA. Danielle M.
Lachance is a Radiologic Technologist at Salem Radiology in Salem,
NH. Gary M. Trayhan is a Personal
Care Assistant Program Manager and
the supervisor of the Adult Family
(Foster) Care Program at SomervilleCambridge Elder Services in
Somerville, MA.
2007 Joyce K. Brody is currently
working in a secretarial support position for the Student Engagement Center
at NECC. Josephine M. Cobbett
is a registered nurse at Merrimack
Valley Hospital in Haverhill, MA.
Lauren Donoghue is the Marketing
Manager for The Center for Business
Intelligence. Vivian Y. (Martinez)
Moreno is a Sleep Disorders Technician at Caritas Holy Family Hospital in
Methuen, MA.
2008 Rosemary McCulloughGhali is a Library Assistant at Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, MA.
Patricia M. O’Connor is a Radiologist Technician II at UMass Memorial
Medical Center in Worcester, MA.
2009 Carla Bailey is a paralegal
for Nigro, Pettepit & Lucas, LLP in
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alumni news ’n’ notes
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Over the few past months, the Alumni
Advisory Board, along with a group
of interested NECC alumni, staff, and
students, has been developing a threeyear strategic plan for the NECC
Alumni Association. We’re currently
in the implementation planning phase
of the plan and are extending an open
invitation to all alumni to join us
and become involved. Contact Libby
Jensen at [email protected] or
978-556-3621 for more information.
The fall 2009 Entrepreneurship Panel Discussion was held on
November 19. Participants included, from left to right, Bill
Zannini, assistant professor, business, NECC; Nancy Clover, ‘98,
Occupational Health Connections in Methuen, MA; Paul Towle, ‘91,
Green Fashion Line, Portsmouth, NH; Richard Lambert, ‘98,
TGLRC (Third Generation Lambert Roofing Companies), Haverhill,
MA; Libby Jensen, ‘98 & ‘94, NECC director of alumni & donor relations; and Elaine Barker, ‘86 & ‘88, Paper Potpourri, Haverhill, MA.
In Memoriam
Sean P. Buckley ‘72
Domenic Armano ‘76
Daniel P. Linnehan ‘77
Leanne R. Lane-Armintor ‘79
Deborah L. Stocker ‘79
Denise M. Lipfert-Kwok ‘81
Mark S. Sullivan ‘82
Elaine H. Papadimoulis ‘83
Linda J. Scatamacchia ‘84
Helen L. Corsaro ‘85
James W. Rice ‘85
Scott E. Kellie ‘86
Haydn T. Poore ‘87
Barbara A. Hartford ‘88
Patricia M. Kennedy ‘88
Wayne A. Bridges ‘90
Gail M. Couture ‘90
Alan M. Plaza ‘90
Steven M. Pazzanese ‘91
Irene Clarke ‘93
Frederick B. Healy ‘93
Glory M. Chaffee ‘95
Lou Anne Auricchio ‘96
Kristine L. Campiola ‘97
Diane E. Gmyrek ‘97
Cynthia J. Sulesky ‘98
Asenath S. Blake ‘99
Sherri-Lynne M. O’Riordan ‘06
Melissa A. Dorsey ‘07
Christina L. Edmunds ‘07
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- Joe Wesolowski, ‘71
- Melanie DiGiacomo, ‘02
Why I Give
Why I Give
I give to NECC because the college
gave me so much to prepare me
for a successful, happy life. I have
been teaching for over 30 years at
Portsmouth High School.
I have some very fond memories
of my teachers and of my
experiences at Northern Essex
so I want to give back to help
create memories for other
students in the future.
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For more information on these and other events, visit News & Events at www.necc.mass.edu.
March 7, 2 p.m., 78 Amesbury St., Lawrence
White Fund Enlightenment Series, Story Truth and
Happening Truth: The Line that Blurs Reality, Richard Farrell
March 26-27, April 1-3, 7:30 p.m.,
Chester W. Hawrylciw Theater, Haverhill
Spring Theater Production, The Merchant of Venice
April 16, 12:30 p.m., 78 Amesbury St., Lawrence
White Fund Enlightenment Series, The Political Responsibility of Owning One’s Voice: A Personal Story of Lessons Learned, Maria Hinojosa
April 18, 2:30 p.m., Technology Center, Haverhill
Essex Chamber Music Players April 30, May 1, 8 p.m.Sport & Fitness Center, Haverhill
Still Point Dance Performance
May 2, 2 p.m., Technology Center, Haverhill
NECC Chorus
May 11, 12 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 51 Lawrence St., Lawrence
White Fund Enlightenment Series, Prevention and
Treatment of Addiction in Latino Communities,
Dr. Hortensia Amaro
Upcoming Events
February 25, 12:30 p.m., 78 Amesbury St., Lawrence
White Fund Enlightenment Series, Finding Our Voice: the Role of Latinos in the Cultural and Political Debates of the
United States, Sergio Tronocoso
Your Gift to the NECC Fund Makes a Difference
E
ach year, Northern Essex Community College makes a difference in thousands of students’ lives by
providing opportunities through education. Your gift to the NECC Fund, the college’s annual fund,
supports these opportunities by offering much-needed scholarships to students and by providing
program grants for faculty which enhance classroom learning.
Please help us continue to make a difference in students’ lives by sending your tax-deductible donation in
the envelope provided inside.
For more information about the NECC Fund contact Jean C. Poth, vice president, institutional advancement at 978-556-3624, [email protected], or visit our website at www.necc.mass.edu/giving.
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