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\"bald<\/a>

Andrew Bergamini, newly appointed to the NECC Alumni Board<\/p><\/div>\n

Three local residents have been named to the Northern Essex Community College Alumni Advisory Board.<\/p>\n

New members include Andrew Bergamini \u201973 of Westford, Laura McKellar \u201912 of Bradford, and Kervin L. Valdez \u201905 of Lawrence, MA.<\/p>\n

Bergamini is a senior sales finance analyst with Juniper Networks of Westford. He earned a business management degree<\/a> from Northern Essex and transferred to Northeastern University, where he also earned a business management degree. He is the lead recycling coordinator with the Lowell Folk Festival and also a founding board member of Graniteville Pride, a nonprofit focused on the Graniteville Historic District in Westford.<\/p>\n

\"woman<\/a>

Laura McKellar, newly appointed to NECC Alumni Board<\/p><\/div>\n

A Medical Assistant Program<\/a> graduate, McKellar is currently chair\/clinical coordinator of the North Shore Community College Medical Assistant Program. She has a bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism from Syracuse University.<\/p>\n

Valdez attended the criminal justice program<\/a> in 2005 and is currently the president of Town Livery, an SUV and limo service serving New England and Southern New Hampshire.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0NECC Alumni Board<\/a>\u00a0is an organization dedicated to engaging alumni and promoting their interests to the college and community. Board members meet regularly to plan and discuss alumni events, fundraising initiatives, scholarship awards, and more.<\/p>\n

\"Young<\/a>

Kervin Valdez, newly appointed to NECC Alumni Board<\/p><\/div>\n

For more information on the NECC Alumni Board, please contact\u00a0alumni@necc.mass.edu<\/a>.\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n

Northern Essex Community College has campuses in both Haverhill and Lawrence. It offers\u00a0approximately\u00a060\u00a0associate degree and certificate programs<\/a> as well as hundreds of noncredit course<\/a>s designed for personal enrichment and career growth.\u00a0 Each year,\u00a06,000\u00a0students are enrolled in credit associate degree and certificate programs on the Haverhill and Lawrence campuses; and\u00a0another 2,000\u00a0take noncredit workforce development and community education classes on campus, and at businesses and community sites across the Merrimack Valley.\u00a0 For more information, visit the website at\u00a0www.necc.mass.edu<\/a>\u00a0or call 978-556-3700.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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