2026 Spring Convocation Program - FRIDAY AM

Convocation Friday, June 12, 2026 | 10am

Niagara College 2025-2026 Board of Governors Lora Tisi (Chair)* Senior Retail Specialist

Rashmi Biswas (Vice-Chair) Lake and Associates

David Adames The Niagara Parks Commission

Janet Allan Retired Partner, KPMG Canada

Lisa Benger Walker Industries

Samantha Cormier NC Student Representative

Linda Franklin Retired CEO, Colleges Ontario

Matt Giffen Bench Brewing Company

Lynn Guerriero Niagara Health

Shauna Gupta NC Academic Staff Representative

Kate Hagen* NC Support Staff Representative

Andrew Harber Abatement Technologies

Sean Kennedy President, Niagara College

Pamela Lilley MNP

Michael Mann Lancaster Chown & Welch LLP

Klaus Reif Reif Estate Winery

Orel Ruiz* NC Administrative Staff Representative NC Alumni Member* 1

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Order of Proceedings The Processional Traditional Indigenous Drumming The Marshals The Graduands The Platform Party

Opening Karl Dockstader, Oneida, Bear Clan

O Canada (Video presentation) Barbara Mantini and Giacomo Folinazzo, Niagara College Faculty

Opening Remarks Sean Kennedy, President Dr. Fay Lim-Lambie, Vice President, Academic

You Will Always Be a Knight (Video presentation) Board of Governors Address President’s Address Conferring of Honorary Credential Honorary Diploma Environment and Horticulture Bob Martin, Retired General Manager, Martin Farms Ltd.

Conferring of Certificates and Diplomas Sean Kennedy, President Dr. Fay Lim-Lambie, Vice President, Academic Adam Dusome, Registrar Franco Bieri, Presenter

Presentation of Dean’s Awards Jessica Hachey, Horticulture Technician Julie Carmichael, Office Administration - Executive

Alumni Well Wishes (Video presentation) Closing Karl Dockstader, Oneida, Bear Clan

Recessional

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FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026 | 10 AM Honorary Diploma Recipient - Environment and Horticulture

Robert L. (Bob) Martin Retired General Manager, Martin Farms Ltd. Robert L. (Bob) Martin is a visionary leader, dedicated community builder, and pillar of the Canadian horticultural industry.

A graduate of the University of Guelph in Economics, he channeled his business acumen into agriculture, serving for decades as the General Manager of Martin Farms Ltd., a family-owned agricultural business in Vineland. Under his leadership, the commercial greenhouse operation grew to specialize in seasonal crops, propagation, and spring vegetable plants. Through major retailers across Ontario and the beloved “Veggie Guy” brand, Martin Farms brought quality greens to countless Canadian tables and has earned prestigious accolades, including multiple Canada Blooms Plant Supplier of the Year awards, and the Loblaw Floral Innovator of the Year award.

Martin’s influence extends beyond his own greenhouses. A passionate advocate for the sector, he has lent his expertise to numerous industry boards, serving as past member and chairman of Flowers Canada (Ontario) and Flowers Canada, a board member of the Canadian Greenhouse Alliance, and a representative at the Canadian Horticultural Council. In 2018, he received the Flowers Canada Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his exceptional industry leadership within his business, the community and the floriculture sector.

Deeply committed to education and community, Martin has been a champion for Niagara College, serving as past board member and chair of the Niagara College Foundation Board, and a long-time member of an advisory board for horticultural programs. He has been a long-time member and honorary member of the Niagara Branch of Master Gardeners, a member of the Grimsby Rotary Club, and formerly hosted Cogeco’s Simply Gardening program.

Now retired, Martin continues to share his passion for the field in customer and grower support with GGS Structures. In addition to his community involvements, he enjoys gardening, lecturing, golfing, and cherishing time with his grandchildren, Lark and Luna.

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Business and Environment Evan DiValentino, Dean School of Business and Management April Tyrrell, Associate Dean Business Analytics _______________

Suliyat Oluwayemisi Arowolo

Divine Grace Payongayong Lacuna

Lakeya Tatyana Tomlinson

Ahmed Alkali Baaba Kayla Maria Bajzert

Carly Ann Loewen

Chandra Cristina Van Hezewyk

Kailey Lauryn Beck

Lauren Elizabeth Lostracco

Leah Van Nie

Autumn-Rae Billy

Jerien Jest Revalde Macapangal

Vivek Vivek

Alen Binu Abraham

Devon Macleod

Fiona Grace Waldie

Anmol Singh Bisht

Mansi Mansi

Nordia Bogle

Gina Marie Middagh

Hannah Olivia Brown

Vicki Modi

Qasim Abdisalam Yusuf

Cameron Calder

Ryan Nicholas Calvin Moffatt

Saheed Adedayo Adeleke

Jui Vishvas Chavan

Pranto Mondol

Abdul Rahim Aljouja

Harman Singh Grewal

Patience Ruhuoma Chinda

Tolulope Olamiposi Ogunlade

Hani Alkasmi

Nikki Ann Isidro Jacinto

Sion Sandipbhai Christian

Aisha Olamide Onen

Zinab Saleh Ali Al-Mahdi

Andrii Petrovyc Ivanchenko

Jatin Chugh

Jennifer Othman

Nasser Alnaqeb

Sarah Kabalawi

Angela Elizabeth Collette

Frances Akua Aforo Otu

Dalya Sahban Altaie

Tirthkumar Divyangbhai Kansara

Nico Continelli

Emily Ruth Owen

Jason Charles Everett Bath

Niyati Kanthariya

Claire D’achille

Jonathan David Dave Pantano

Nordia Bogle

Harmony Jayesh Khatwala

Romaeo Giulio D’Intino

Dhwani Patel

Sherilyn Marvilyn Brown

Kylar Andre Thomas Lampman

Samantha Josephine Dupont

Dhwani Hemantbhai Patel

Jose Augusto Cachaya Obando

Eric Bertin Monthe

Durgesh Durgesh

Komal Maulikbhai Patel

Yi-Hsuan Chu

Namitha Muraleedharan

Olivia Lauren Dussault

Kelly Costa Paul

Jessie Mary Debassige

Deogratius Nteza

Kristen Alycia Formica

Priyanka Ramachandra

Nagy Elwakeel

Lilian Chioma Offor

Emma Fraser

Ramandeep Ramandeep

Danielle Nichole Ewan

Vivien Tamunoemi Gibson Olabode

Grace Gill

Gagandeep Singh Rana

Mohammed Fattouh

Ami Naran Rathod

Germell Marlond Grant

Bukola Williams Orire

Harshdeep Singh Baljeet Singh Gill

Adam William Ross

Tresheka Deavion Hemmings

Alexandra Jade Ortiz

Jasmine Grewal

Rozy Rozy

Ricci Jeanne Katherine Henkie

Dharmik Mukeshkumar Patel

Kevin Thomas Hatton

Jodie Celine Tyrese Sears

Nashwa Higazy

Ashwini Maneshkumar Rajput

Andrea Hernandez Bueno

Ciaran Shanley

Sandra Jactilus Ridore

Kainat Siddique

Esther Chioma Igwe

Navam Sharma

Ievgeniia Kalinina

Thangaraj Thennarasu

Nithin John Thomas

Sumandeep Sharma

Wasel Kannout

Nicholas William Wilson

Rini John Verma

Jasjot Singh

Ammar Khartabeel

Gurwinder Kaur

Jaspreet Singh

Ghyath Kllawy

Jagdeep Kaur

Karanveer Singh

Jillian Shelena Kosior

Kirandeep Kaur

Lovepreet Singh

Daniel William Krowchuk

Lana Ayman Abusaleemeh

Lovepreet Kaur

Navjot Singh

Caleb Marks

Stanley Chijioke Acholonu

Manpreet Kaur

Kristen Marie Smith

Rebecca Vivienne Mires

Linda Afi Eyram Agotse

Navjot Kaur

Delilah Samantha Smithson

Marcie Susan Akershoek

Ramandeep Kaur

Aashima Sodhi

Estelle Amanda Ndengue Manimben

Sophie Veronica Nina Ali-Yakubu

Tarandeep Kaur

Dumtoochukwu Obiora Oyeka

Rachael Kemp

Vishnumaya Sreedharan Nampoothiri

Frechelle Ann Guiral Pandis

Anthony Ugochukwu Amah

Khuwaish Khuwaish

Nand Raseshbhai Thakar

Kim Ryan Pastor

Diksha Arora

Caroline Mutindi Kieti

Hiba Thayyil

Keira Elizabeth Avril Pringle

Saud Ahmed Babur Devarsh Varsheshkumar Bhatt Agatha Bunda Shubham Narendrabhai Dodiya Gabriela Carmen Naa Lomoteley Engmann Lucas Jacob Fast Kyle Nikolas Foley Athena Jade Brooklynn Miracle Goodale

Human Resources Management

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Ermal Tusha

Project Management

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Ye Qian Chloe Lynn Renaud Hassan Sadoon Erika Sanchez Shahrzad Shafiee Sabet Dario John Archibald Spiteri

Law Clerk

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Office Administration - Health Services

Riley Recchia*

Emily Grace May-Guillemette

Shivansh Shivansh

Kristina Elizabeth Morelli

Jashandeep Kaur Sidhu

Jennifer Lyn Onyskow

Gurpreet Singh

Jadyn Teresa O’Reilly

Gursahilpreet Singh

Frances Genevieve Philip

Jasveer Singh

Ariel Porter

Vanshdeep Singh

Taylor Victoria May Pyle

Daisy Angel Smelser

Kayla Elmo Edwina Reed

Deanna Louise Stelmach*

Julia Nicolina Reichelt

Amy Marie Stricko*

Sharina Emie Sabandal

Divine Joy Sudiacal*

Tamara Joanne Sabourin

Elijah Joyce Pios Tugguin*

Shaima Sheikh-Ali

Diana Denise Wilkins-Treble*

Jaismin Singh

Amala Esther Chukwu

Emma Linda Ann Wong*

Monika Stachon Burtek

Vanessa Cirinna

Office Administration – General

Alexandrea Swain

Ruba Salih Abdulrahman

Elisabeth Van Es

_______________ Yona Kristi Alexandrov* Katelynn Ruth Allaster Riza Mae Gubatan Alupay* Dipak Basnet Nasheila Blackman

Naomi Elizabeth Brown

Megan Kathleen Boswell*

Jessica Aileen Canali*

Gay Marie Avigail Nadela Caballero

Jessica Alice Gane* Jessica Gracey Rachel Elaine Jessie Leblanc Brooklyn Kathleen Ledrew Li Lei* Agnieszka Mucha* Ciara Katharine Orcutt Safa Mohamed Osman Arianna Seabrook Hannah Avery Sharp* Taylor Rose Smelser Jackson Daniel Edward Wills*

Office Administration – Executive

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Calista Patricia Barbara Caesar Rhonda Rachel Chandler-Rohansingh*

Allison Conway* Clarisa Milan Cuasay* Sofia Claire Dance* Samantha Elizabeth Debon* Alyssa Alexandra Deguire-Fry* Olivia Mae Drover* Diana Isabel Garcia* Olivia Josephine Hartl* Baljeet Kaur*

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Brittany Ona Marna Townsend Holly Helen Trebley Cooper

Shaymaa Ahmed Jasim Al-Mubarak Hadel Alwan Brianna Tamara Bailey Sarah Ann Brittain Owen James Joseph Brown Julie Pearl Marie Carpenter

Hajar Afrooz*

Gursimranjot Kaur

Julie Lynn Carmichael*†

Khushdeep Kaur

Tara Leigh Ann Coopman*

Pritpal Kaur

Angela Coutu

Ramandeep Kaur

Catharine Dempsey*

Sahilpreet Kaur*

Elysse Rae Ann Fairchild*

Sharanjeet Kaur*

Arly Rose Guzman*

Harjap Singh Khattra

Haley Dianne Haine*

Gabrielle Maria Lancia

Kyah Rose Hollingshead

Jasmin Miah Limson*

Joanne Jabbary

Keshvi Natvar Machhi

Rimmel Kamran*

Paula Alejandra Martin Pineros

Jasveer Kaur

Stephanie Mensah*

Nickolaus Joshowa Galway-Small

Sara Kollaras*

Claire Barbara Diane Morris*

Chante Cheyenne Gaudry

Karen Leggett*

Olivia Marie Karen Murray*

Kasey Elizabeth Geyer

Deanna Lynn Makkai*

Sameer Narwal

Cherie Marie Lacey Hartless

Hetvi Hemantbhai Master*

Dionisio JR Laureta Navarillo*

Tammy Howse

Alexandra Kristine O’Boyle*

Chelsea Rigby Nevin*

Alexa Lily Grace Hunt

Elizabeth Catherine Rzeczyca*

Najma Ali Nur*

Simran Kaur

Marilyn Labrague Segui

Sumaiya Salim Panchla

Kawthar Hussein Khaleel

April Taylor*

Jinalben Patel

Cadence Nicole Claire King

Breann Charmaine Teskey

Mittalben Bharatkumar Patel

Kathleen Caroline King

Darlene Wilkinson*

Shreya Vijaykumar Patel

Abigail Hope Leblanc

Bishal Puri

Julia Elaine Markle

Laura Clark Alexandra Marie Colson Jerzie Lize-Elizabeth Cote Morgan Marie Deklerk Juliann Coreen Derrough Amalia Dobrescu Sara Louise Farrington Ashley Elizabeth Ann Fitzpatrick Kyra Brianna Flokstra Sarah-Beth Kathleen Frazer

*Niagara Scholar Distinction | † Dean’s Award Winner

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School of Environment and Horticulture James Boesch, Associate Dean Commercial Cannabis Production

Mohamedi Abasi Pazi

Tianna Mcintee

Avery Grace Ringer

Charlotte Florence Ramadori

Elliott Edwin Mark Montgomery

Sagar Sagar

Mayurkumar Nandubhai Rathva

Avril Lily O’brien

Alexander Zachariah Sawchuk*

Shauna Marie Puente*

David Amil James Scherbinsky*

Khushi Saini

Harmandip Singh

Tanmay Dipakkumar Shukla

Marzio Toscano

Mohammad Turab Mustakali Saiyed

Sahdev Singh

Jagmohan Kaur Sidhu

Sophia Connie Scordino

Connor Gordon Sutherland

Shailender Singh

Ecosystem Restoration

Joseph Benjamin Tuck*

Sukhman Singh

Joshua Vendittelli* Meladori Sierra Weaver*

Devi Sivakumar Krishna Raseswary

Mackenzie Grace Whiteway

Ritam Rajnikantbhai Solanki

Yang Xu*

Emily Autumn Speck*

_______________ Mohammed Abdullah Amandeep Kaur Shin Kimoto Morin

_______________ Keelin Christie Bridge

Swathy Sunil Kumar

Brooke Erin Corner

Environmental Technician

Avery Renee Demone

Kyleigh Brianne Baxter*

Emily Lorraine Clunas

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Kieran John Taylor Stamper

Carol Linh Do

Christin Boyce*

Horticulture Technician

Astreo Chloe Anne Foglia

Jordan Dale Richard Davis*

Sam Ghiran

Magdalene Asare*

Abigail Eileen Mary Dimmer*

Genevieve Lola Watt*

Christty Hazley

Barsha Baral*

Krista Nicole Donker*

Meladori Sierra Weaver*

Julian David Hurtado Rodriguez

Maria Barlow

Nichita Gongescu*

Stephen Matthew Wiens*

Owen Alexander Bengert

Kaitlin Cassandra Gracey*

Michael Leslie Brace*

Carson Jones Greene

Jessica Lynn Bruce*

Janice Candace Holmes*

Dexie Cale Canceran*

Sayra Fatima Bhatti*

Callum Douglas Hudson*

Lilyanna Skye Clarke*

Brady Robert Campbell

Simaranjit Kaur*

Hoi Ling Choi*

Logan John Lee*

Francisco Jose Colocho-Romero*

Kelsey Lynn Anna-Marie Loney*

Srinath Dasari

Sonja Grcar*

Brooke Lauren Porter*

Angelica Faye De Castro

Jun Kuang*

Adam John Pozzobon

Dylan William Scott Dean*

Thomas Matthew Powell

Noah Russell Dawson Shickluna-Pierce*

Frank Gerolimon*

Ajay Raj

Kevin Dean Gibson*

Environmental Management and Assessment

Justin Francesco Vaillancourt

Matthew Ryan Sheridan-Lindsay

Matthew Michael Gichard

Jacob Edward VanPaemel*

Nathan Alexander Sousa

Giancarlo Giuorno*

Conner J Taylor-Callan

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Greenhouse Technician

Surajdeen Kayode Alabede

Rabia Ali

Cicero Joaquim Greber Caldas*

Rachel Angela Imre Emilya Kalbun Haley Jaclyn Lang Baxter Mannix Naday Christine Ann Nagy Nathan Robert Pedro Talon Albert Queffelec Callum Wilson Stonehouse Kathy Wang Sarah Lanae Zeigler

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Missan Isaiah Alatan

Austin Bradley Amadio

Ethan Justin Bryant

Brayden Nicholas Amyotte

Maxine Hannah Dela Vega

Parker Stephen Ayliffe*

John Paul Endencio

Sayra Fatima Bhatti*

Amanda Lee Flint

Harsh Shaileshbhai Bhesaniya

Noah Song Fong

Jonah Matthew Blad*

Alexandra Elvira Gravito

Yi-Ting Chua*

Manpreet Kaur

Owen Jeffrey Colyer

Vinay Kumar

Eric Farfan*

Rachel Adele Langdon

Benjamin Frewin*

William B Mallett

Glenzy Calzado Javier*

Yash Rakesh Mehta

Ramya Kannan*

Pakhi Pakhi

Alexander Mcgillivray

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Monique Jimenez Gumiran* Jessica Lynne Hachey*† Isaac Hicks* Kylah Rose Joseph* Sydney Lauren Kaufmann Anh Thy Hoang Kim* Aaju Kumar* Paolina Joyce Lioce* Godwin Okaitey Junior Okai* Jaimin Shaileshkumar Patel Manavkumar Harishbhai Patel Hayden Paterson Jonathan Pimentel Pimentel Sousa*

*Niagara Scholar Distinction | † Dean’s Award Winner

Shanae Samantha Stona*

Horticulture Technician – Landscape

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Keiryn Timea Cox*

Landscape Horticulture Techniques

_______________ Yasaswini Chowdary Bandarupalli Renzo Dacuycuy Camagon

Alexander Christian Damiano Samridhi Dawer Akashdeep Singh Dhaliwal

Muskan Jain

Ranjot Singh

Binit Joseph

Dharaben Yogendrabhai Parekh

Gurpinder Kaur

Simon Francis Ted Pecoraro

Surain Surain

Emily Klyn-Hesselink

Rahul Rahul

Malavika Venugopal

Ashwani Kumar

Vaishnavi Gajendra Sawant

Vikram Vikram

Sunil Kumar

Aditi Sharma

Hui Wang

Muskan Malhotra

Julia Rose Siegel

Khristian Sheng Xu Manrique

Logan Julieanna Murney

Harsimran Singh

Qiwen Zhang

Sreelesh Sreedharan

Lovepreet Singh

* To be eligible for Niagara Scholar Distinction, a student must be a graduate from a college diploma, advanced diploma or degree (minimum two-year, full time duration) who achieves a cumulative GPA of 80% or higher in the program.

Please Note: Program information was correct at press time.

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