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\"Kalyn<\/a>

Haverhill native Kalyn Ryll is the new NECC Veterans Center director.<\/p><\/div>\n

When student-veterans walk into the Northern Essex Veterans Center<\/a> they will be met by someone who is well-versed in veteran\/military advising.<\/p>\n

While Kalyn Ryll, is not herself a military veteran, she is a federally-certified career coach and job-search trainer with experience working for the U.S. Army as well as numerous private colleges and universities.<\/p>\n

Ryll, assumed the role of veterans and military services coordinator at NECC last month. As a Haverhill native and 2003 graduate of Haverhill High School, Ryll is more than familiar with the Greater Haverhill community. A 12th generation descendant of the Spoffords, one of the original settlers in this area, she owns and lives, along with her two cats, in a home her grandparents built.<\/p>\n

A true academic, with a strong, eclectic professional history, she was destined for a career advising military veterans. Ryll earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Business Administration & Law and Society from Clark University, followed by an MBA from Suffolk University, and a Master of Arts in Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

While earning her second master\u2019s degree, Ryll worked for the U.S. Army in the Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program<\/a> and found her work with veterans fulfilling.<\/p>\n

In 2015, she returned to the Boston area working as a career advisor for Curry College before moving on to Northeastern University where she was a career and academic coach to the Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, and Analytics Master\u2019s degree programs which attracted a high veterans population. This led to an assistant director position of career education services at Simmons College and finally NECC where she is a department of one.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always wanted to work with veterans,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is a fantastic opportunity for me to continue to build the Veterans Center here. I want this to be a place veterans can come for help with their benefits as well as make connections with other veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n

She intends to build a community around the Veterans Center, which is located on the second floor in the NECC Student Center. With more than 200 veterans or military-connected students enrolled at Northern Essex, she sees a real value to inviting representatives of other veterans\u2019 organizations on to campus.<\/p>\n

While Ryll said she learned a lot about the military during her time in Washington, D.C., she found the military personnel she worked with \u201cappreciative of my experiences in civilian life. It was a mutually beneficial relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n

She says she has been received well by the veterans who have already visited the Veterans Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can answer their questions. Through my psychology and counseling training I\u2019ve learned to be empathetic,\u201d she said. Even if I haven\u2019t lived it, I can validate their experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to holding veterans events on and possibly off campus, Ryll will launch a monthly newsletter for NECC student-veterans. She is also visiting other college and university veterans centers to see what has been successful.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want this to be a welcoming space,\u201d she said. \u201cI want to put the center on the map as a destination for veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n

She will also survey NECC student-veterans to learn what types of support they are looking for.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to make sure our veterans are receiving what they need from us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

For additional information, contact Ryll at kryll@necc.mass.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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