Academy Award-winning actress who attended her freshman year at NEC before transferring to Boston University Ira Joe Fisher (b. 1947), meteorologist and former weather reporter for The Saturday Early Show Mariela Griffor (b. 1961), poet and diplomat Siad Haji (b. 1999), professional soccer player for San Jose Earthquakes of MLS who attended his freshman year at NEC before transferring to Virginia Commonwealth University Laura Harris Hales, writer, historian, and podcaster Mark Lindquist (b. 1949), sculptor Maureen Mooney, N.H. State Representative, attorney, and educator Allen Steele (b. 1958), science fiction author Wallace Stickney (1934–2019), director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under President George H. W. Bush Steven Zirnkilton (b. 1958), voice actor, narrator, radio show host, and politician References External links Official website Private universities and colleges in New Hampshire Educational institutions established in 1946 Universities and colleges in Merrimack County, New Hampshire 1946 establishments in New Hampshire Liberal arts colleges in New Hampshire Henniker, New Hampshire New England Hockey Conference teams