{"id":1403,"date":"2022-04-28T04:44:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T04:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/?page_id=1403"},"modified":"2025-07-15T09:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:16:09","slug":"alumni-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/alumni-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1403\" class=\"elementor elementor-1403\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca0bfec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ca0bfec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2f1457 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e2f1457\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc76bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dc76bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/eccfundouralum\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Fund-our-Alum-Web-Banner-Become-a-member-2-1024x439.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11377\" alt=\"\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-666fcbb ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"666fcbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e4649 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"97e4649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/alumni-memories\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ALUMNI MEMORIES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1857a5f ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"1857a5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b0b716 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b0b716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eccie.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_b149H9lU3fdctHo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">JOIN US<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a18f36 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"7a18f36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbafa33 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cbafa33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/eccaa\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEMBERSHIP<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-958fd04 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"958fd04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b13ed70 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b13ed70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=94XWWWFMSEAW6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DONATE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-015f53a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"015f53a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e69050 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"2e69050\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ff7d5 elementor-testimonial--skin-bubble elementor-testimonial--layout-image_inline elementor-testimonial--align-center elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"e0ff7d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cEssex County College was the start of me building my confidence. ECC taught me to believe in myself and that, through hard work and diligence, anything in life is attainable. Coming to ECC was the best decision of my life.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Keith-Bellamy.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Keith Bellamy, Special Education teacher \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Dr. Keith Bellamy, Special Education teacher <\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Paralegal Studies, Class of 2008<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cEssex County College definitely played a big role in where I am at today. I will always be grateful for my time spent at ECC, a place that opened my eyes as to what is possible.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Yelitza-Perez-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Yelitza Perez, System Test Engineer \/ NASA  Intern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Yelitza Perez, System Test Engineer \/ NASA  Intern<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Computer Science Class of 2019<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cTo me, ECC meant opportunity and a new beginning.\n When my high school chapter was coming to what I thought was a successful end, I was hit with the news that I would not be able to attend a four-year institution due to my migratory status.\n ECC gave me the opportunity to advance my higher education studies.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Jose-Medina.jpg\" alt=\"Jose F. Medina Pardo, Engineering Manager\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Jose F. Medina Pardo, Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Engineering, Valedictorian, Class of 2006<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Essex County College is a place where you get to make\/create your own experience. It\u2019s a place you come seeking an education. However, if you take the time to \u2018create your experience,\u2019 you will leave as Family and a degree that validates your hard work. ECC help shaped the type of person I wanted to become.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Stephanie-Carter.jpg\" alt=\"Stephenie Carter, Senior Program Asst. Nursing \u2013 Rutgers University\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Stephenie Carter, Senior Program Asst. Nursing \u2013 Rutgers University<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Social Sciences, Class of 2002<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cEssex County College is a foundation and stepping stone for one\u2019s future endeavors. It prepares you for what\u2019s next and what to expect at a 4-year University. You never forget where it all started and who the Professors were who contributed to opening up your world to new information. ECC is a gem.\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sadiera-Crawford.jpg\" alt=\"Sadiera Crawford, Banker at J.P. Morgan Private Bank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Sadiera Crawford, Banker at J.P. Morgan Private Bank<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Business Administration,  Class of 2015<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cEssex County College prepared me in order to pursue my dream of going to medical school. I thought I was too old, but my wonderful experiences at ECC gave me the confidence I needed to succeed.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Daniel-Kuraguntla-Class-of-2019.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Kuraguntla, Medical School Student\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Daniel Kuraguntla, Medical School Student<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Biology, Pre-Medicine Class of 2019<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i 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data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Essex-Alumni-Color-177x175-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1405\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd19d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fd19d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<pre><em style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Essex County College<\/em><br \/><em style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Alumni Association<\/em><\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98089d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"98089d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5adb31d ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"5adb31d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-088b4b4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"088b4b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1dd108 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d1dd108\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-153ba03 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"153ba03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5061d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db5061d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are deeply committed to supporting Essex County College and its mission, as well as scheduling events and workshops for the College Alumni.<\/p><p>Members of the Alumni Association represent over 45 years of college history from the many programs and degrees offered at Essex. Our alumni family can be found in any professional arena throughout the world.<\/p><p><b>The main goals of the Alumni Association are:<br \/><\/b><\/p><ul><li>to establish and strengthen the bond between Essex County College and the Alumni,<\/li><li>to provide a forum for college Alumni to come together and exchange ideas and professional expertise,<\/li><li>to organize fundraising events to help support the Alumni Association, the institution, and students who are in search of scholarships.<\/li><\/ul><p>We want to honor\u00a0<strong>YOU<\/strong>, the Essex alumni! If you would like to share your successes as an Essex alumni, please do the following:<\/p><div class=\"pe-article-content\"><div class=\"pf-content\"><ul><li>Fill in your current contact information using the form below;<\/li><li>Share your success stories and accomplishments and job changes by emailing Bertheleau Ngakam at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:alumni@essex.edu\">alumni@essex.edu<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><p>We look forward to hearing from you soon!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee00b4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ee00b4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcc8809 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"fcc8809\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e538e1b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e538e1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47e2f43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"47e2f43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a71f68 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"9a71f68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7524280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7524280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><strong>Alumni Board<\/strong><\/h1><p><strong>George K. Nti, President of the Essex County College Alumni Association<\/strong>, Class of 2012, earned his Associate degree in Social Sciences. When attending ECC, George served as the SGA treasurer from 2008-2009.<br \/><br \/>After ECC, George earned his undergraduate degrees in Sociology and Business Administration &amp; Management from William Paterson University and Pillar College respectively. He also holds a master\u2019s in organizational leadership from Regent University.<\/p><p>George is a Travel Industry Professional and Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He also serves as a teaching Elder at The Church of Pentecost USA. Inc. He is studying for a Ph. D. in Organizational Leadership at Regent University. His research interests include human resource development, servant leadership, and employee relations. He is the author of a book: Christian Leadership and Church Growth: Integrating Theology and Leadership and an article: A Review of Servant Leadership Qualities from Esther 4:1-17, 5:1-8, 7:1-7, and 8:1-15.<\/p><p>George is ready to integrate theology and leadership as a strategy to achieve the objectives of the ECCAA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05321a9 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"05321a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-028de32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"028de32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>President<br \/><\/strong>George K. Nti<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Vice President<br \/><\/strong>Judith Llewellyn<\/p><p><strong>Treasurer<\/strong><br \/>Lev D. Zilbermints<\/p><p><strong>Recording Secretary<\/strong><br \/>Daniel Kuraguntla<\/p><p><strong>Members At Large<\/strong><br \/>Sharief Williams <br \/>Shania Andrade<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40bf5e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"40bf5e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a78eebe ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"a78eebe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23cb826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23cb826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CONTACT\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Alumni Affairs<br \/><a style=\"font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em; background-color: var(--bs-body-bg); text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);\" href=\"mailto:alumni@essex.edu\"><strong>Bertheleau Ngakam<\/strong><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); background-color: var(--bs-body-bg); text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);\">A. Zachary Yamba Building<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); background-color: var(--bs-body-bg); text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);\">303 University Ave.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); background-color: var(--bs-body-bg); text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);\">Room 3190<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); background-color: var(--bs-body-bg); text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);\">Newark, NJ 07102<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"tel:9738773063\"><strong>(973)877-3063<\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul class=\"d-flex social\"><li style=\"margin-right: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ECCAlums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"facebook\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/theme-essex-college\/images\/facebook.svg\" alt=\"facebook\" \/><\/a><\/li><li style=\"margin-right: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eccalums\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"instagram\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/theme-essex-college\/images\/instagram.svg\" alt=\"instagram\" \/><\/a><\/li><li style=\"margin-right: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/essex-county-college-alumni-association-589093226\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"instagram\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/icons8-linkedin-2-1.svg\" alt=\"linkedin\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-685e723 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"685e723\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfede72 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"dfede72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-096ef3f ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"096ef3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALUMNI MEMORIES JOIN US MEMBERSHIP DONATE \u201cEssex County College was the start of me building my confidence. ECC taught me to believe in myself and that, through hard work and diligence, anything in life is attainable. Coming to ECC was the best decision of my life.\u201d Dr. Keith Bellamy, Special Education teacher Paralegal Studies, Class [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"admission-inner.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1403","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1403\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}