Jenna Naylor was one of dozens of Haverhill residents to receive Northern Essex Community College scholarships for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Courtesy of Northern Essex Community College
By all accounts, Haverhill’s Jenna Naylor had it all – a happy marriage, three boys, a respectable job, two dogs, a kitten and even a few fish. What she didn’t have was a college degree – a detail this Northern Essex Community College (NECC) night student is working toward correcting.
Currently holding a 3.62 GPA, the 35-year-old Naylor was recently awarded the Haverhill Rotary Club Scholarship of $1,500. She was one of some 200 Northern Essex students, 41 from Haverhill and Bradford, to share more than $200,000 in scholarships.
“This was really important…with the kids, the textbooks, life in general, it’s pretty expensive. It was a relief to receive the scholarship. It will cover my two classes this fall,” she said. “It was also a real honor to be recognized. I’m really thankful.”
When Naylor graduated from Georgetown High School in 2000, she briefly attended Fitchburg State followed by two semesters at North Shore Community College. She knew she wasn’t ready to commit to college, but was ready to work. In 2003, she accepted a position as a dealer relationship manager for an auto financing company. She has been there 13 years.
While Naylor enjoys her sales position, she said, she came to realize she wants to eventually work in health care. She is completing her college math and science classes by enrolling in two classes a semester. She attends NECC classes several nights a week after her 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. job ends, in preparation to enroll in a health care program.
“I really think I would love to be a nurse,” she says. “I love the human body and the science behind it. I really find it intriguing. And, I enjoy caring for people. My Dad is blind so I guess I have a soft spot for individuals who require that extra assistance.”
Naylor is on track to graduate in May of 2017 and continue in a nursing program in fall of 2017. Her dream job she said would be to work as a labor and delivery nurse.
Other Haverhill and Bradford residents to receive scholarships include:
Haverhill
Heather Auclair, NECC Foundation, Inc. Scholarship
Stephen Beliveau, Pentucket Bank Scholarship
Rose Bellahalea, Dr. John G. Santos Environmental Education Scholarship
Marissa Bocchetti, NECC Foundation, Inc. Incoming Freshman Scholarship
Marissa Bocchetti, Follett Bookstore Gift Cards
Madison Brasier, NECC Alumni Association Scholarship
Andreina Cedano, NECC PACE Program Transfer Scholarship
Sarah Corthell, NECC Foundation, Inc. Scholarship
Samantha Dacey, Geraldine Murphy Scholarship
Edelth Dorestant, J. Herbert Kimball & John Rogers Memorial Scholarship
Sabrina Duckworth, Irene J. & Michael A. Bevilacqua Memorial Scholarship
Jessica Figueroa, NECC Foundation, Inc. Scholarship
Katherine Hailson, NECC Presidential Scholar Award
Gwendolyn Hampton, Women of NECC Scholarship
Andres Hernandez, NECC PACE Program Transfer Scholarship
Mindy Janackas, Angela R. Guarino Memorial Scholarship
Mindy Janackas, Attorney Joseph C. Edwards Scholarship
Jonathan Joaquin, Samuel & Ruth Feldstein Memorial Scholarship
Jonathan Joaquin, Attorney Joseph C. Edwards Scholarship
Keith Joyce, Louis A. Gigliotti Memorial Scholarship
Keith Joyce, Dr. John & Audrey Dimitry Scholarship
Zachary Lacroix, NECC Alumni Association Scholarship
Zachary Lacroix, Agnes & Francis J. Bevilacqua Memorial Scholarship
Chris Lombardo, Greater Merrimack Valley Human Resources Association Scholarship
Chris Lombardo, Sherman J. Morrison Memorial Scholarship
Victoria Macmillan, NECC Presidential Scholar Award
Joseph Meli, Raney Family Memorial Scholarship
Olivia Moses, Follett Bookstore Gift Cards
Olivia Moses, NECC Foundation, Inc. Scholarship
Gentjana Murati, Follett Bookstore Gift Cards
Gentjana Murati, NECC Foundation, Inc. Scholarship
Gentjana Murati, Judy Savino Memorial Scholarship
Jenna Naylor, Rotary Club of Haverhill Scholarship
Ifeoma Ogbodo, NECC PACE Program Transfer Scholarship
Alina Page, NECC Presidential Scholar Award
Christian Perez, Professor Robert A. Paul Memorial Scholarship
Sara Ramirez, National Grid Scholarship
Shaina Richards, Haverhill Community Media Transfer Scholarship
Alize Ruiz, Attorney Joseph C. Edwards Scholarship
Alize Ruiz, LeBlanc Family Scholarship
Milquely Santana, NECC Foundation, Inc. Scholarship
Angela Scarpa, Follett Bookstore Gift Cards
Angela Scarpa, NECC Foundation, Inc. Scholarship
Matthew Sibley, NECC PACE Program Transfer Scholarship
Emi Sisco, Women of NECC Scholarship
Panagiota Souliotis, Tallman Ophthalmic Scholarship
Alyssa Torres, Deborah Pifer Memorial Scholarship
Kimberly Whiting, Haverhill Community Media Transfer Scholarship
Patrick Wholley, NECC PACE Program Transfer Scholarship
Autumn Wilkins, Santander Scholarship
Bradford
Jennifer Casey, NECC Foundation, Inc. Scholarship
Jennifer Soberon, Women of NECC Scholarship
Leandra Torres, NECC Foundation, Inc. Scholarship
Leandra Torres, Follett Bookstore Gift Cards