{"id":22681,"date":"2024-01-23T15:32:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T20:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2024\/01\/23\/chris-sicuranza-joins-necc-presidents-office\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:59:13","slug":"chris-sicuranza-joins-necc-presidents-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/01\/23\/chris-sicuranza-joins-necc-presidents-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Sicuranza Joins NECC President\u2019s Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A familiar face in local government is now a key part of the President\u2019s Office at Northern Essex Community College. Chris Sicuranza joined NECC in December as the new Chief of Staff. Former Chief of Staff Cheryl Goodwin is now the college\u2019s Director of Operations.\u00a0 Goodwin plans to retire in January of 2025 after 15 years with the college and will spend the next year working closely with Sicuranza.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27551\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/005-5337-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27551\" class=\" wp-image-27551\" src=\"http:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/005-5337-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Sicuranza is the new Chief of Staff for the NECC President&#8217;s Office<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honored to join the NECC team while helping support a fantastic leader in President Lane Glenn,\u201d said Sicuranza. \u201cAcross my professional and personal career, I have developed terrific connections, relationships and memories across the Merrimack Valley, allowing me to hit the ground running to support the innovative and exciting work happening across our campuses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Sicuranza worked as the Chief of Staff for the Acting Salem Mayor Bob McCarthy, and prior to that, as Chief of Staff for Haverhill Mayor Jim Fiorentini and Chief Administrative Officer to former Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken. He also worked within the Massachusetts Comptroller Office working on a business transformation program (BEST). Prior to his work within public administration, he helped co-found Go Out Loud, an organization that focuses on LGBT support through targeted events celebrating modern equality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNorthern Essex is thrilled to welcome Chris to our team,\u201d said President Lane Glenn. \u201cThanks to his strong government affairs and public administration background, Chris has already been a wonderful and friendly asset to the President\u2019s team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here at NECC, Sicuranza will play a pivotal role in providing leadership and operational oversight to the Office of the President, contributing to the achievement of NECC&#8217;s mission and goals. 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