{"id":30731,"date":"2013-10-30T18:42:40","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T22:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2013\/10\/30\/necc-employees-recognized-in-40-under-40\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:13:34","slug":"necc-employees-recognized-in-40-under-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/10\/30\/necc-employees-recognized-in-40-under-40\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC Employees Recognized in \u201c40 Under 40\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7231\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/10\/40-UNDER-40-Mike-and-Lulu-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7231\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7231\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/10\/40-UNDER-40-Mike-and-Lulu-web-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Cross and Analuz Garcia<\/p><\/div>Two members of the Northern Essex Community College faculty and staff were recipients of Merrimack Valley Business Magazines \u201c40 under 40\u201d Awards at a luncheon held on the Haverhill Campus on Friday, October 18.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Cross, 33, assistant professor of chemistry, and Analuz Garcia, 36, coordinator of student activities and engagement, both received the awards, which honor \u201cyoung movers and shakers\u201d in the Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire.\u00a0 Each year hundreds of individuals who live and work in the region are nominated for this honor and a committee of journalists and community representatives select the top 40 to be honored.<div id=\"attachment_7232\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/10\/Mike-Cross-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7232\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7232\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/10\/Mike-Cross-web-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Cross, one of MVB&#039;s 40 under 40<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cross was nominated by President Lane Glenn who called Cross \u201ca gifted teacher who uses his talents to spread his passion for chemistry throughout the Merrimack Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his nomination, Glenn credited Cross with making an often difficult subject \u201cunderstandable and fun\u201d by using games and magic tricks to communicate key concepts.<\/p>\n<p>He also mentioned that Cross is one of the most popular speakers in the college\u2019s Speakers Bureau and the founder of the college\u2019s Bacon Board Gamers, a club for students who enjoy playing board games.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Cross lives with his wife and three young children in Atkinson, NH.\u00a0 He holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Utah where he specialized in oxidative lesions in DNA and RNA.<div id=\"attachment_7233\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/10\/LuLu-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7233\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7233\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/10\/LuLu-web-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Analuz Garcia, one of MVB&#039;s 40 under 40<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Garcia, of Lawrence, was nominated by several of her colleagues including staff members Martha Leavitt and Karletty Medina, former staff member Colleen Walsh, and Professor Magdalena Suarez-Shannon.<\/p>\n<p>Calling Garcia \u201can advocate for student success\u201d, Suarez-Shannon wrote \u201cAnaluz is a young woman who shares her sage-like wisdom with any and all who request it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Originally hired as a financial aid counselor at Northern Essex, Garcia found her passion was \u201chelping students.\u201d\u00a0 As coordinator of student engagement and activities, she co-advises the NECC student senate, leads orientations for new students, plans student events, and offers guidance to students and faculty advisors to student clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Her best career advice is to \u201cDo what you love\u201d and, according to her colleagues, it is obvious Garcia loves her work.<\/p>\n<p>Married and the mother of 8-year old twins, Garcia was the first in her family to earn a college degree when she graduated from St. John\u2019s University in Queens, NY in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, MVB \u2014 a sister publication to The Eagle-Tribune, honors 40 people under 40 years of age for their outstanding contributions to the business and broader community. 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