Articles by: Sarah Comiskey
![Academic Support Programs Prepared This Biology Graduate for Transfer](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2021/07/Rose-Bellahalea-1-scaled.jpeg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
This biology graduate is pursuing her dreams of becoming a nurse practitioner thanks to the the support and success she found at NECC.
![Graduate Finds Rewarding Career Thanks to NECC Internship Program](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2021/06/SOPic1.jpg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
Stephen O’Meara ’17 credits his NECC internship program experience with helping to launch his career as a network engineer.
![From First Generation College Student to PhD: Brenda Bond-Fortier ’89](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2021/06/Screenshot-157.png&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
Dr. Brenda Bond-Fortier says that her experience as a first-generation college student helped inform her career and professional approach.
![Local CEO Receives 2021 NECC Outstanding Alumni Award](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2019/04/MohikaBrianPhoto.jpg-facebook.jpg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
Brian Mohika ’06 has been named the recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Alumni Award.
![Salem, MA Resident Receives 2020 Outstanding Alumni Award](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2020/11/Headshot.jpg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
Salem, MA resident Mabel Covarrubias-Doucette is the 2020 Outstanding Alumni Award recipient.
![NECC Nursing Program 50th Anniversary: Q&A with Aja Nicholson ’13](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2020/09/20200405_180848.jpg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
Alumna Aja Nicholson shares her career journey and memories of NECC.
![NECC Nursing Program 50th Anniversary: Q&A with Adam Masse ’09](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2020/09/IMG_3721.jpg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
Adam Masse ’09 shares details on his career journey and memories of NECC.
![NECC Nursing Program 50th Anniversary: Q&A with Nelly Padua ’93](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2020/09/Nelly-Padua_tcm18-322585.jpg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
Nelly Padua ’93 discusses her nursing career, which began with her degree from NECC.
![NECC Nursing Program 50th Anniversary: Q&A with Janice Anderson ’85](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2020/09/Screen-Shot-2020-09-02-at-4.25.22-PM.png&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
Janice Anderson ’85 discusses her healthcare career journey.
![NECC Nursing Program 50th Anniversary: Q&A with Margaret Fitzgerald ’70](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=/2020/09/Fitzgerald_L.jpg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
NECC nursing alumna Margaret Fitzgerald ’70 reflects on her career and memories of NECC.