{"id":30704,"date":"2013-10-08T15:25:38","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T19:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2013\/10\/08\/student-participates-in-transition-to-work-program\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:12:56","slug":"student-participates-in-transition-to-work-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/10\/08\/student-participates-in-transition-to-work-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Participates in Transition to Work Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7042\" style=\"width: 285px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7042\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/10\/Annie-Baez-newsroom.jpg\" alt=\"Left to right front, Kathy Vesey, director of the Gallaudet University Regional Center at Northern Essex Community College, Annie Baez, NECC Student and participant in Summer Transition to Work Program,  Matilda \u201cTilly\u201d DelVecchio, NECC controller, and Commissioner Heidi L. Reed from the MA Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Rear, Patricia Pierce, grant accountant in the NECC business office, and Bill Heineman, NECC vice president of academic and student affairs. \" width=\"275\" height=\"413\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7042\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left to right front, Kathy Vesey, director of the Gallaudet University Regional Center at Northern Essex Community College, Annie Baez, NECC Student,  Matilda \u201cTilly\u201d DelVecchio, NECC controller and Commissioner Heidi L. Reed from the MA Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Rear, Patricia Pierce, NECC grant accountant, and Bill Heineman, NECC vice president of academic and student affairs. <\/p><\/div>Commissioner Heidi L. Reed from the MA Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) recently visited the NECC Haverhill campus to honor a Northern Essex Community College student who participated in the Commission\u2019s summer Transition to Work Program.<\/p>\n<p>This program is a collaborative effort made possible through a federal grant and a partnership between the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission and the MCDHH. The program is designed to increase deaf and hard of hearing students\u2019 exposure to the workplace, gain new skills, and become marketable professionals. The program provided financial stipends to the student interns as well as job coaching. The program was open to high school and college students who are deaf\/hard of hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Annie Baez, who is deaf, spent up to 20 hours each week working in NECC\u2019s business office where she performed a variety of administrative duties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI loved it,\u201d said Baez, an NECC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/courses-programs\/areas\/business\/accounting\/\">accounting<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/courses-programs\/areas\/business\/transfer\/\">business transfer <\/a>major. \u201cIt really helped me understand and apply what I am learning in the classroom. I realized I really like working with numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe loved working in the business office and we loved having her,\u201d said Matilda \u201cTilly\u201d DelVecchio, NECC controller. \u201cI learned from working with Annie that there are no limitations as to what she can do. Her performance was most exceptional. She was both efficient and pleasant to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baez, a Boston resident, was born in the Dominican Republic. She enrolled at NECC, she said, because of the quality of services for deaf and hard of hearing students as well as the peer group on campus.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership, says Reed, is about increasing the accessibility of employment for the deaf and hard of hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The deaf and hard of hearing students who participate in Transition to Work summer internships are gaining skills to be vital members of the future workforce here in Massachusetts, according to Kathy Vesey, director of the Gallaudet University Regional Center at Northern Essex Community College.<\/p>\n<p>Since the program\u2019s inception three years ago, 150 students have participated, says Reed. Baez was one of 38 students selected from more than 100 who applied for this summer\u2019s internships. These students have experienced a wide range of jobs from landscaping, to school programs, to office work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTransition to Work is part of our vision of the Commonwealth becoming a Model Employer; actively seeking to employ Deaf and Hard of Hearing people and people with disabilities who are under-represented in the workforce,\u201d said Reed. \u201cHere at MCDHH, we thank our interns for their commitment to learning their jobs and wish them well with future endeavors as they return to the classroom this fall.  And we are sincerely grateful to the employers and mentors who welcomed, guided and advised students throughout the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commissioner Heidi L. 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