Community college changed Michael Penta’s life. Now, as a community college
professor, he hopes to change his students’ lives.
Before community college, Penta, a self-described “geeky” educator,
cycled through a half dozen unskilled jobs before he enrolled in …

Marc Mannheimer descends from a family of artists and while paint may not run through his veins, it has certainly colored his life and by extension the time he shares with his students.
The Haverhill resident …

William Heineman, Northern Essex Community College’s Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, is one of 40 nationwide to be accepted into the fourth cohort of the Aspen Presidential Fellowship for Community College Excellence.
This prestigious …

Kristen Quinn
Accounting
Faculty/Department Chair
Think of a business…any business. That business needs an accountant. That nonprofit organization? Sports Team? Furniture designer? Yup, they all need accountants and always will, says accounting Professor Kristen Quinn.
Whether it is fashion, …

Nancy Julin, Northern Essex Community College’s assistant dean of health professions and director of iHealth programs, received the The Idahlynn Karre Exemplary Leadership Award during the Chair Academy’s 28th Annual International Leadership Conference in Atlanta, …

Dr. Noemi Custodia Lora, Northern Essex Community College’s vice president of the Lawrence Campus and community relations, was named to a national equity advisory panel charged with creating policy and strategy so every worker has …

Five Northern Essex Community College faculty and staff members were recently named recipients of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Awards for Excellence, a national honor that recognizes outstanding faculty and staff …

Renowned graphic designer and former Northern Essex Community College Professor Lance Hidy, who is now the college’s accessible media specialist, recently received a mention in a new book that discusses Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
The book, …

Northern Essex Community College Director of Athletics Dan Blair has announced Lowell native Eusebio Marote has been named head coach of the Knights reestablished men’s soccer program and will begin his duties on January 23rd.
“I’m …

Three Northern Essex Community College employees, Kathy Welch Hudson of Stoneham, Brian MacKenna-Rice of Middleton, and Rick Lizotte of Amesbury recently received the Employee Recognition Award for the first quarter of 2019.
The Employee Recognition Award …