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Haverhill Resident Named
to NECC BD. of Directors
08/02/06
Marlene Yeo of Haverhill, director of Somebody Cares New
England (SCNE), a nonprofit organization, has been
appointed to a five-year term on the Northern Essex
Community College Board of Trustees by Governor Mitt
Romney, effective immediately.
“Marlene Yeo is a good fit for our board of
trustees,” said David Hartleb, president of the
college. “She has done so much to help those close
to home who are facing challenges due to poverty. The
college will benefit from her insight.”
Yeo is the pastor of Community Christian Fellowship
Street Church which opened its doors in November of 2005.
Located in space donated by Trinity Episcopal Church, 26
White Street, Haverhill, the church targets low income
residents from the area.
In March of 2003, Yeo founded SCNE to address issues
faced by the poor, elderly and youth in the city of
Haverhill.
SCNE works with other social service organizations to
identify gaps in service and fills them.
Activities include: providing day shelter and meals to
the homeless on all state and national holidays; visiting
the homeless in recovery and/or hospitalization; securing
and delivering furniture donations for the elderly and
poor; providing meals to the elderly and low income
housing residents monthly; and officiating at weddings,
funerals and memorial services.
SCNE also hosts two events annually, a “Day of
Compassion” and the “Chain Reaction”, a
local city mission event. The website for SCNE is www.somebodycaresne.org.
The college’s Board of Trustees includes nine
members who are appointed by the governor of the state to
a maximum of two five-year terms as well as an alumni
elected member, who also serves a maximum of ten years,
and a student trustee who serves for two semesters.
With campuses in Haverhill and Lawrence and extension
sites in Andover, Methuen, and North Andover, Northern
Essex Community College is a state-assisted college,
offering over 70 associate degree and certificate
programs as well as hundreds of non credit courses
designed for personal enrichment and career growth. Close
to 11,000 students ranging from recent high school
graduates to workers employed locally attend classes
days, evenings, and weekends. Northern Essex is the only
state college located in the lower Merrimack Valley
Region of Massachusetts
Ernie Greenslade, director of public relations, Northern
Essex Community College, 100 Elliott Street, Haverhill,
MA 01830, 978 556-3862, 603 438-8915 (cell)
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