Northeast Spotlights

The Northeast community is filled with passionate people who strive to impact not only the future of healthcare, but also those who follow in their footsteps. Students, alumni, faculty and staff support and encourage each other as they work to achieve their goals. Read their stories to see how their dedication to transforming lives and seeing one another succeed gives Northeast its unique atmosphere.

Bridget Ivanyi posing near a garden on campus

Students

“The Northeast community is extremely welcoming and inclusive. My fellow students are constantly trying to help individuals in trimesters above and below them.”

Bridget Ivanyi

(D.C. ’24)

My Story

Being able to start learning how to adjust in our second trimester gave me more time to feel confident in my abilities as a clinician to recognize dysfunction in the spine and as an adjustor.

Motivation is around every corner (at Northeast).

Yashvi Limbasiya posing and smiling by a window

I love the environment of this college: the people, the professors, everyone pushing each other [to succeed]. No one wants to see anyone fail and that is a huge thing.

Alumni

“Of course, it’s about food and how that applies to health, but it’s also about other factors, like environmental influences that impact how a person consumes food.”

Kelly Brock Spano

(M.S.’25)/Adjunct

My Story

Drs. Jonathan and Rhiannon Kollars D.C. '22

It’s incredibly fulfilling to watch our patients grow in their understanding of chiropractic and how it can help.

Break the chains of doubt, break the chains of fear, break the chains of complacency and in their place build a life of courage, of vision and of purpose.

There’s a lot of pressure when you're trying to help someone in pain with just a few minutes and a few holes to work with, but it’s also the most rewarding part—helping them perform at their best when it matters most."

Going to Northeast, you’re going to get a superior education. Once you leave Seneca Falls and start talking to graduates from other schools, you’re going to find out that your education, knowledge and background are far superior to anyone else out there.

Faculty & Staff

“Of course, it’s about food and how that applies to health, but it’s also about other factors, like environmental influences that impact how a person consumes food.”

Kelly Brock Spano

(M.S.’25)/Adjunct

My Story

True health is rarely the result of just one intervention.

What excites me most is bringing the Northeast community together through a strong strategic plan that provides a compass toward chiropractic's leadership in the modern era of healthcare.

I have been searching for an academic home (Northeast College) that shares my passion for a patient-centric and student-centric mission.

Our #NortheastBlue team is committed to the College’s mission, vision, and values,” she added. “Alumni chose to remain connected to the College and give back in any capacity.

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