{"id":27173,"date":"2019-04-11T15:09:54","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T19:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2019\/04\/11\/alumniboard\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:13:06","slug":"alumniboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/04\/11\/alumniboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Inventor and CEO Joins NECC Alumni Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_20075\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/04\/MohikaBrianPhoto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20075\" class=\"wp-image-20075 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/04\/MohikaBrianPhoto-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Mohika\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NECC Alumni Board Member Brian Mohika<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bradford resident Brian Mohika, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/cathwear.com\/\">CathWear<\/a>, has been named to the Northern Essex Community College Alumni Board. His appointment was voted upon unanimously at the Board\u2019s March 20 meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Lawrence, Mohika graduated from NECC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/health\/radiologic-technology-associate-degree\/\">radiologic technology<\/a> program in 2006 and from UMass Lowell\u2019s Bachelor of Science in nursing program in 2015. Since that time, he has devoted a large part of his career to inventing and patenting devices for individuals recovering from mobility-limiting medical procedures. In 2017 he created the Lawrence-based CathWear, a unisex underwear brand with a built-in catheter channel tract, designed to improve quality of life for patients with certain conditions.<\/p>\n<p>His work and story was recently featured in the Lawrence Partnership\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencepartnership.wixsite.com\/whylawrence\">Why Lawrence?<\/a>\u201d video series, which highlighted his contributions to the regional economy and workforce.<\/p>\n<p>In joining the Alumni Board, Mohika states, he hopes to continue the spirit of community involvement by giving back to the college that gave him a start.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to give back to the school in any way I can for its help in launching my medical career,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/engage\/alumni-and-giving\/necc-boards\/alumni-board\/\">NECC Alumni Board<\/a> is 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<p>For more information on the NECC Alumni Board, please contact <a href=\"mailto:alumni@necc.mass.edu\">alumni@necc.mass.edu<\/a>.\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bradford resident Brian Mohika, CEO of CathWear, has been named to the Northern Essex Community College Alumni Board. His appointment was voted upon unanimously at the Board\u2019s March 20 meeting. 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