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Faculty
| Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Luce Aubry, M.A., CI/CT Assistant Professor, Program Coordinator |
V 978-556-3662 VP 978-241-7048 |
laubry@necc.mass.edu |
| Kevin Fleese, M.Ed Professor |
VP 978-241-7049 | kfleese@necc.mass.edu |
| Diane Mele, M.A., LMHC, ICTC, NIC | V 978-556-3359 VP 978-241-7056 |
dmele@necc.mass.edu |
| Larry Stephen, M.S. | VP 978-241-7054 | lstephen@necc.mass.edu |
| Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Maureen Lundergan B.A., NIC ASL Lab Supervisor/Administrative Assistant |
(978)556-3667 | mlundergan@necc.mass.edu |
| Annie LeBlanc Audio-Visual Technician/ASL Tutor |
aleblanc@necc.mass.edu |
Luce Aubry is the Coordinator of Deaf Studies. She is nationally certified in American Sign Language/English Interpreting with over 25 years of experience. Luce has extensive experience as an instructor, course developer, workshop presenter and mentor to interpreting students and new interpreters. She has been instrumental in coordinating and rating interpreter program self-study reviews and has extensive experience in the administration of interpreter service delivery. She was instrumental in developing the rating system for the NH Interpreter Classification System. Luce has taught at the University of Southern Maine, Northeastern University, University of New Hampshire and coordinated and implemented practicums at Northern Essex.
Her educational and professional credentials include:
Faculty Member, Deaf Studies Program
Kevin Fleese has been teaching in the Deaf Studies program at Northern Essex Community College since 1994. He is the second Deaf professor to receive their tenure in New England.
Prior to becoming a faculty member at NECC, he was a software specialist and taught computer classes at Digital Equipment Corp in Santa Clara, Ca and Marlborough, Ma.
His first experience teaching in American Sign Language was at Vista College in Berkeley, CA where he taught for four years. Kevin was a part of the implementation of the nationally acclaimed “Signing Naturally” ASL immersion curriculum which is so widely used across the US today, serving as one of the first ASL instructors to field test that program.
His educational and professional credentials include:
Faculty Member, Deaf Studies Program and the Human Services Program
Diana Mele holds a Masters of Arts Degree from Gallaudet University, Washington, DC and has worked professionally within two distinct disciplines; the field of Sign Language Interpreting and Human Services professions for more than 30 years. She holds her national credentials from the Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf (RID) in addition to having earned her license as a Mental Health Counselor in the state of Massachusetts. She is a tenured member of the faculty and has taught at this institution in both disciplines since 1996. She has worked to train students in career paths in the field of Sign Language Interpreting as well as Human Services and Social Work professions.
Her educational and professional credentials include:
Faculty Member, Deaf Studies Program
Larry is the most recent addition to the Deaf Studies faculty. He has extensive experience in teaching ASL in a number of colleges, universities and community settings. He is an active member of the international Deaf community in Massachusetts and is fluent in International Sign Language in addition to his native ASL.
His educational and professional credentials include:
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