Dr. Noemi Custodia-Lora

Are you eating in front of the television and not remembering how the meal tasted? Are you forgetting if you ate or not?

There are reasons why. In Noemi Custodia-Lora’s presentation, you will learn how to make your eating more mindful, leading to better health, more pleasurable eating, and weight loss. Her presentation will be held on Nov. 19, 2019, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave. This event is free and open to the public.

Custodia-Lora is the vice president of the Lawrence Campus & community relations at NECC. With a focus on the Hispanic community, she is passionate about increasing access to higher education and fostering community partnerships. She created PIÈS Latinos de NECC, an initiative that supports immigrants by validating their professional credentials. She is also a member of the National Skills Coalition on Racial Equality Panel, leads several projects with university partners in the Dominican Republic, and spearheads the NECC Early College Programs.

Custodia-Lora holds a Ph.D. in physiology-endocrinology from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree in biology from the Universidad de Puerto Rico. She joined the faculty of NECC in 2003, teaching courses in nutrition, human biology, and anatomy & physiology.

This presentation is offered through the Northern Essex Community College Speakers Bureau. For additional information on the NECC Speakers Bureau, please visit the Speakers Bureau website or contact speakersbureau@necc.mass.edu or at 978-556-3862. For information on this presentation, contact Andrea Fiorillo at fiorillo@noblenet.org or by calling 781-944-0840.

Northern Essex Community College has campuses in both Haverhill and Lawrence. It offers more than 60 associate degree and certificate programs as well as hundreds of noncredit courses designed for personal enrichment and career growth.  Each year, more than 5,000 students are enrolled in credit associate degree and certificate programs on the Haverhill and Lawrence campuses; and another 2,600 take noncredit workforce development and community education classes on campus, and at businesses and community sites across the Merrimack Valley.  For more information, visit the NECC website or call 978-556-3700.