{"id":23127,"date":"2023-05-04T16:25:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T20:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2023\/05\/04\/five-honored-at-inaugural-necc-impact-awards\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:31:27","slug":"five-honored-at-inaugural-necc-impact-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/05\/04\/five-honored-at-inaugural-necc-impact-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Honored at Inaugural NECC Impact Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Haverhill, MA (May 3, 2023)\u2013 More than 150 community partners, supporters, and state and local lawmakers gathered at Northern Essex Community College for the inaugural NECC Impact Awards Breakfast on May 3, 2023. The event, organized by the <a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/engage\/alumni-and-giving\/necc-boards\/necc-foundation\/\">NECC Foundation<\/a>, recognizes those who have made lasting contributions to the college and its students.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wouldn\u2019t be here without your generosity and efforts on behalf of the college,&#8221; NECC VP of Institutional Advancement Allison Dolan-Wilson told the audience. &#8220;Thank you all for taking time out of your day to celebrate those who truly put the &#8216;community&#8217; in community college.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Four individuals and one local business were honored for their ongoing support of Northern Essex. Each honoree was introduced with a short video, which can be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLCCtOAuQjFgY8tAnESYX4Mhs-1ogtY6cw\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2023 honorees:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jouel G\u00f3mez<\/strong>, Outstanding Alumni Award<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diana DiZoglio<\/strong>, Public Service and Advocacy Award<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeffrey Linehan<\/strong>, Philanthropy and Volunteerism Award<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vilma Martinez Dominguez<\/strong>, Equity and Social Justice Award<\/p>\n<p><strong>Covanta<\/strong>, Community Partner Award<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in 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href='https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/05\/04\/five-honored-at-inaugural-necc-impact-awards\/150-8349-e1683216976962\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/150-8349-e1683216976962-80x80.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/150-8349-e1683216976962-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/150-8349-e1683216976962-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/150-8349-e1683216976962-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/05\/04\/five-honored-at-inaugural-necc-impact-awards\/175-8405\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" 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(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/05\/04\/five-honored-at-inaugural-necc-impact-awards\/covanta-impact-award\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Covanta-Impact-Award-80x80.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Covanta-Impact-Award-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Covanta-Impact-Award-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Covanta-Impact-Award-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/05\/04\/five-honored-at-inaugural-necc-impact-awards\/jeff-impact-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Jeff-Impact-2-80x80.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Jeff-Impact-2-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Jeff-Impact-2-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Jeff-Impact-2-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/05\/04\/five-honored-at-inaugural-necc-impact-awards\/jouel-impact-award\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Jouel-Impact-Award-80x80.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Jouel-Impact-Award-80x80.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Jouel-Impact-Award-36x36.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Jouel-Impact-Award-180x180.jpeg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/05\/04\/five-honored-at-inaugural-necc-impact-awards\/vilma-impact-award-e1683216205510\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Vilma-Impact-Award-e1683216205510-80x80.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Vilma-Impact-Award-e1683216205510-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Vilma-Impact-Award-e1683216205510-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Vilma-Impact-Award-e1683216205510-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The NECC Foundation would like to thank this year&#8217;s sponsors for their generous support of the event:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenting Sponsor:<\/strong> Cummings Foundation<br \/>\n<strong>Supporting Sponsors:<\/strong> Enterprise Bank, Haverhill Bank, TD Bank<br \/>\n<strong>Table Sponsors:<\/strong> Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, GW&amp;K Investment Management, Newburyport Bank\/Pentucket Bank, and NECC Trustee Marianne Paley Nadel<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the NECC Foundation and upcoming opportunities to get involved by visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/engage\/alumni-and-giving\/necc-boards\/necc-foundation\/\">webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-23127 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon 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