Daniel Peters found that Northern Essex was the best place for him to balance farming, fastballs, first-graders, and the fundamentals of a college education.
The 20-year-old Salem, NH, resident graduated in …

When Jody Carson was nine, the budding educator taught preschool to her two younger siblings. Today, this NECC professor teaches others to teach preschool.
“Teaching was a natural fit for me,” …

NECC’s Jill Becker is a nurse’s nurse –a practicing nurse for nearly 40 years the Andover resident has been sharing her experiences and knowledge with nursing students for the last …

Lessons in criminal justice came early to NECC Professor Magdalena Suarez-Shannon whose childhood soundtrack was of gunfire in the streets of her native Cuba.
Suarez-Shannon was just a little girl when …

Adjunct faculty member Dustin Rollins believes curiosity is the foundation of philosophy and philosophy is the foundation to a successful life.
Rollins, who begins his seventh year teaching philosophy at NECC, …

Twenty-six years after teaching her first basic computer course, Dr. Ethel Schuster of Andover, is still teaching classes in the ever-evolving field of computer and information science (CIS), from applications …

If he isn’t on the water or in the water, then marine biologist and natural science professor Dr. Ken Thomas is teaching about the water and its countless inhabitants.
While he …

If the new director of Northern Essex’s library services were a book, his title might be “Mike Hearn: Renaissance Man”.
This social worker turned librarian turned archivist turned author and historian …

Dr. Noemi Custodia-Lora says she just might need to invest in a new pair of sneakers.
The sneakers, jokes NECC’s new director of the Lawrence campus and community relations, will keep …

Don’t ask Linda Meccouri to recount a favorite quote, because as a self-professed quoteaholic she has many – all of which have a commonality – positivity.
Positivity is just one of …