
New Community Career & Technical Institute Student Will Start Automotive Career in Newark
It’s somewhat rare to see a female fixing a vehicle, but New Community Career & Technical Institute (NCCTI) student Eula Juanita Lovett hopes that is changing. She will complete the Automotive Technician program at NCCTI in May and already has a full-time job lined up at S&A Auto Center in Newark. Lovett is particularly excited about her job because the auto repair shop is in Newark, where she lives, and is co-owned by a woman. Hilda Mera owns S&A Auto Center with her husband and has requested to be connected with female NCCTI students in the Automotive Technician program. “For me, it is very important to hire women,” Mera said. In addition to hiring female technicians to work on vehicles,