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Northern Essex Community College has announced the formation of a committee to guide the search for a new president to replace President David F. Hartleb, who announced in June that he will retire in June of 2011 after leading the college for 15 years.
The Presidential Search Committee will be responsible for developing a pool of candidates and recommending finalists to the Northern Essex Board of Trustees, which will select one candidate for final approval by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education.
According to Joseph Edwards, chairman of the board of trustees, the committee will include 19 voting members: three trustees, eight faculty and staff members, one alumni representative, three community representatives, two volunteer board leaders, and two students. There will also be nonvoting members, including Mary Chatigny, who is the college's affirmative action officer, and possibly a representative from the Board of Higher Education.
William Moynihan, vice chairman of the board of trustees, will be chairman of the search committee and Mary Ellen Ashley, executive vice president of the college, will serve as vice chairwoman.
"There's nothing more important than deciding who will be the next president of this college," Edwards said. "We have an excellent committee in place, with close ties to the college and the community, and I'm confident we will find outstanding candidates in our national search."
The college will partner with a search consulting firm in selecting a new president. These are the members of the Presidential Search Committee:
Joseph Edwards, trustee representative, chairman of NECC Board of Trustees
Nancy Greenwood, trustee representative, secretary of NECC Board of Trustees
William Moynihan, chairman and trustee representative, vice chairman of NECC Board of Trustees
Joseph Bevilacqua, community representative, president of Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
James Jajuga, community representative, president of Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce
Paul Fleming Jr., community representative, director of media relations for Essex County Sheriff Department
Geraldine Murphy, volunteer board leader, president of Women of NECC
Kendall Smith, volunteer board leader, president of NECC Foundation Board of Directors
Ron Guilmette, alumni representative, member of NECC Alumni Association
Mary Ellen Ashley, vice chairwoman and administration representative, executive vice president of NECC
Charles Diggs, administration representative, assistant dean of admissions and recruitment at NECC
Libby Jensen, administration representative, director of alumni relations at NECC
Terry Cargan, faculty representative, professor of English and foreign languages at NECC
Noemi Custodia-Lora, faculty representative, associate professor of natural sciences
Frank Dushame, support staff representative, EDP systems analyst in the college's information systems department
Gladys Gomez, support staff representative, accountant in the bursar's office of the college
Karletty Medina, professional staff representative, registrar and community outreach coordinator of the Lawrence CPAC
Babak Alian, student representative, student-elected member of the college's Board of Trustees
Shannon Sheltra, student representative
