Former Northern Essex Community College Board of Trustees Vice Chair Marianne Paley Nadel is the newest member of the NECC Foundation Board. Paley Nadel is deeply involved in the city of Lawrence and has served as a community leader for years. After more than a decade of managing her family’s real estate holdings, she became the founding executive director of Groundwork Lawrence in 1998. She now serves as the chair of Groundwork Lawrence and on the boards of trustees for Lawrence General Hospital and Lawrence Partnership.