Monday, June 8, 2026 | 3pm
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*
Student-focused. Trailblazing.
Welcoming. Passionate.
These core values are at the heart of ‘ncLIFE’ and continue to set Niagara College apart. NC offers outstanding applied education and training for a changing world at our two modern Niagara-based campuses in Welland and Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
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Our unique learning enterprises are on campus and open to the public, equipping students with hands-on experience before they graduate. Explore our NC Dental Clinic, Massage Therapy Clinic, Student Performance Therapy Clinic, Teaching Spa, Teaching Hair Salon, Teaching Greenhouse, Benchmark Restaurant, and the Niagara College Craft Beverage Centre– featuring “NC Craft,” a line of student-crafted products from our Teaching Winery, Teaching Brewery and Teaching Distillery.
Driving industry innovation
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Global reach
NC draws a diverse student population to our unique Niagara campuses and delivers our exceptional brand of education around the world through numerous international projects, partnerships and learning opportunities.
Knights for life!
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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 Certificates and Diplomas
Sean Kennedy, President
Dr. Fay Lim-Lambie, Vice President, Academic
Adam Dusome, Registrar Orel Ruiz, Presenter
Presentation of Dean’s Award
Scotty Poitras, Practical Nursing
Alumni Well Wishes (Video presentation)
Closing
Karl Dockstader, Oneida, Bear Clan Recessional
Health Sciences Sinéad
McElhone, Dean
Myhal School of Nursing Courtney Evers, Associate Dean
Practical Nursing
Olaide Muinat Abdulkareem*
Cheryl Monique Acosta
De La Fuente*
Samantha Nana Ama Adonteng*
Esther Afrakoma Agyeman*
Salado Bare Ali*
Arieanna Jolie Maria Allan*
Taramattie Alli*
Nadin Jehad Alshanour
Izza Louise Arguez*
Savannah Lynn Awcock
Clarinda Naana Awuah*
Tinu Babu
Monica Bailstem Tranquitela*
Jordan Elizabeth Bain
Sukhjivan Bains*
Taylor Anne Balogh*
Jessica Leigh Batenburg*
Samantha Maria Beal
Victoria Mary Beck*
Megan Berube*
Sierra Marie Boone*
Amanda-Lynn Bosetti
Theresa Botbyl
Harkirat Kaur Braich*
Sara Mackenzie Brooks*
Kylie Jordan Brown
Natalee Natasha Brown*
Ryleigh Lynn Buckingham*
Young Ran Byun*
Bernadette Cabral*
Breanna Lee Caron
Veronyka Sofia Carreiro*
Taylor Laurin Charlton*
Holly Brianna Chelmecki*
Luyun Chen*
Myunghee Chin*
Christine Elizabeth Croucher*
Erica Rose Daigneault*
Olivia Rosa D’aiuto
Abigayle Ellen Elizabeth Daley
Chelsey Kirsten Mangundayao
Daloran
Isabella Elizabeth
Dayaram-Mckechnie
Samantha Grace De Vries
Jessica Dean*
Deepakshi Deepakshi*
Jaylin Carole Dekker-Regis
Kiera Nicole Deklerk*
Latoya Deroche*
Nicole Rose Devereux
Maria Angelica Diaz Johnson*
Cristian Ion Doljencu*
Lynn Marie Donnelly*
Chantelle Kristin Dunlop
Mary Jane Elizabeth Dunlop
Emma Elia
Lily Anna Empringham
Natasha Uzoamaka Ezinwa*
Cassandra Fairchild
Katelyn Rose Rampersad Fallis*
Kimberlyn Faith Respicio Ferrer
Meaghann Jessyca Coyne Fierling*
Jefferdie Olpindo Fiesta*
Sophie Eva Finlay*
Edna Florido*
Kimberly Freeman*
Ella Ria Martin Gabayan*
Naomi Elizabeth Gale*
Julie Christine Garrett*
Betty Gebre
Meheret Gebrehana
Robin Ann Geerdink
Madisyn Gionet*
Jenaiyah Sulunteh Glassco
Olivia Faith Green*
Olivia Jayde Guay
Rosemarie Anito Guisadio*
Erisa Dian Natalia Gultom*
Heather Elizabeth Haist*
Jana Hajdu*
Treyvon Matthew Henry
Karen Ruth Hewines*
Jacob Hill
Jessica Holiko*
Hayley Hooper
Simon Eliot Huria*
Emina Huzejrovic
Margarette Dianne Landero
Imperial
Crystal Ann Johnson
Gabrielle Marie Johnson
Noelle Anne Peralta Kai*
Kirandeep Kaur*
Emma Coralee Kearsey*
Meaghan Kelly
Julianna Marie Kerezsi
Pamela Sue Kerim*
Anna Kiza
Ginawary Klassen*
Jaspreet Kaur Koura*
Mariam Kurian
Kimberlyn Michelle Lafleur*
Briana Rhea Laing
Olivia Michelle Lammers*
Christina L Lampart*
Carol Valerie Lenz
Jessica Rose Lesperance
Lu Li*
Nicoletta Liolios*
Hui-Chia Liu
Taylor Elaine Lloyd
Ekaterina Lobacheva*
Hashini Shehara Dharmarathna
Loolbadda Waduge
Nicholas Andrew Loucks*
Cornelius Augustine Macisaac
Juliana Elizabeth Mack-Greco
Kaitlynn Angele
Mack-Robillard*
Victoria Marilyn Maddocks*
Bradley Cole Main*
Christy Joy Mangaliman*
Rojadah Tigley Mangontra*
Jessica Emma Paris Martin
Hanna Rebecca Mathew
Elicia Eleanor Mathison
Jaclyn Briane Matthews*
Taylor Brooklyn Mccool*
Lauren Anne McNamara*
Maricel Santos Miller*
Natavia Desire Mitchell
Jonathan Hakim Mata
Mohamed*
Melita Moore*
Angelo Baveli Murphy
Yoly Naculangga Nagamos
Ashley Nardilli*
Erykah Julietta Nelson
Duong Thuy Nguyen
Sophia Phuong Nguyen
Betrice Nneka Njoku
Kieran James Nutbrown
Jacqueline Nyemba
Oluchukwu Nzelu
Valerie Oates
Nadine Gertrude Okwabi
Taofeek Olalere Olanrewaju
Christiana Oluwapelumi Olufowora*
Wynona Elizabeth Osborne*
Abimbola Onaopemipo
Oshundeyi*
Elaine Bernadette Pace*
Erin Grace Pagcaliwangan*
Patrice Myra Jane Paguyo*
Banan Palani
Megan Destiny Peiffer*
Meagan Elizabeth Peters*
Mackenzie Payton Phibbs
Nairobi Rosalinda Pinto Gonzalez*
Danielle Elise Platt
Scotty Robert Poitras*†
Miya Angelina Posteraro
Alexa Brianna Poyton
Adarshpreet Randhawa*
Satya Rani*
Melannie Aline Csillag Repac*
Precious Hablado Resuma
Shayne Hablado Resuma
Bobbi Rae Richard*
Emma Grace Riley
Ryleigh Marie Roberto
Peyton Fletcher Robertson
Shaunna Robinson*
Marys Patricia Rodriguez
Shantell Maxine Rolle*
Jesalyn Riley Rothney
Keanna Rose Sarginson*
Jennifer Ann Savoie*
Rebecca Seguin
Flora Fungayi Shoriwa*
Hannah Grace Short*
Jasvir Singh*
Navjot Kaur Sivia*
Asia Yvonne-Rose Sloat
Gurjeet Sra*
Sheryl Antoinette Stewart
Jenna Marie Sutton
Irene Tang*
Alyssa Maria Antonetta Tassone*
Lia Tuesday Taylor
Lauren Abbie
Teles-Shakeshaft*
Caleb Hao Fan Theriault
Vera Lucia Thibeau*
Jennifer Thompson*
Albert Tran
Alyssa Michelle Trottier*
Cara Rose Vachon
Paris Rose Valeri
Andrea Paola Valverde
Sharisse Ann Sambayan Velasquez
Dorothy Dianne Vincent*
Jelena Vukelich*
Holly Nicole Wallace
Rachel Louise Wallace*
Daisie Anneli Whitlock
Nicole Marie Williams*
Bianca Shantae Wilson*
Caihong Yan*
Rui Yang*
Alyssa Jolene Zwaagstra*
Personal Support Worker
Maryam Adenike Abdulmojeed
Oluwatosin Elizabeth Adebayo
Titilope Munirat Adebayo
Kehinde Olarewaju Adeolu
Taibat Keji Adewumi-Aderibigbe
Angelica Egno Adolfo
Obenewa Adwoa Afari
Kia-Lynn Elizabeth Agretto
Babatunde Faruk Agunloye
Moyosore Ajayi
Ifeoma Angela Akachukwu
Ridwan Babatunde Alade
Desmond Amoah
Abhinava Ananthubhavan
Purushothaman
Gayathri Anitha
Ugochukwu Chrisogonus
Anyanwu
Ruth Apiri
Choice Aruehi
Gladys Atakli
Jannalee Orinion Austria
Abdul-Samed Awudu
Adelaja Oluwaseun Ayegbe
Celestinealmond Chukwuebuka
Azodo
Kemi Christianah Bada
Kristina Mari Lazo Baltazar
Nikka Marie Laurio Barbudo
Kendra Noel Bax
Elycia-Rose Elizabeth Bell
Ama Konadu Boateng
Douglas Joesph Brown
Lorelie Ybanez Caina
Carl Caldeira
Renzo Dacuycuy Camagon
Shiela Marie Carcellar
Ivy Bendebel Caro
Holly JoAnne Casey
Kyla Jirahmaye De Jesus
Catibog
Trishna Chaudhary
Peace Chukwuma-Hez
Raymond Coreses
Amber Corkum
Sara Ellen Curcio Mcpherson
Nguyen Xuan Huong Dang
Norasia Mae Timaan Datahan
Bradley James Deguire
Jenifer Maryeth Diaz Morales
Oreoluwa Yusiroh Durokifa
Cordilia Edafeghwara
Dorothy Limunga Effange
Esther Chidera Egwuatu
Angel Philip Emori
Olusegun Olufemi Erinolu
Morenike Toyin Esezobor
Peter Jacob Fenwick
Kacey Ferrusi
Jennifer Lynn Ferry
Frederick JR Rillera Florendo
Motunrayo Folake Folarin
Margaret Mackenzie Fraser
Taylor Marie Gabrys
Verleen Gayle Galupo
Raven Gamba
Omolara Sadiat Ganiyu
Beatrice Serenilla Garcia
Joyce Ebiere Gboru
Alvey Ore Poderanan
Goc-Ong
David Goode
Doreen Sarpong Gyeamah
Latiesha Ryanna Hayden
Raquel Hazelkorn
Brooke Linda Elaine Heitman
Michelle Elizabeth Hussey
Damilola Celine Ifedayo
Unity Ifijeh
Onyeka Bianka Igweh
Ifunanya Noel Ikeh
Ozioma Prisca Ilo
Florien Imanizabayo
Nurudeen Olasunkanmi Jaji
Sachmeet Kaur Janjua
Jiya Joy
Priyanshukumar Vikramsinh
Kathvadiya
Amrit Kaur
Dilpreet Kaur
Manpreet Kaur
Navpreet Kaur
Ramandeep Kaur
Ramneet Kaur
Sharanpreet Kaur
Simran Kaur
Sukhmaninderjit Kaur
Carrie Lynn Keffer
Alyssa Lee Kelley
Rylie Kelly
Hailey Elizabeth Kerr
Sujata Khadka
Drishika Khattra
Shin Hun Kim
Jane Njoki Kiumbe
Daniela Knudson
Jatin Kumar
Jeannine Maria Lakhan
Neal Lavezares
Kurtis Lee
Alexa Jean Lemon
Jung Hee Lim
Aiza Gaye Lonogan
Emily Lopez Dovales
Kathryn Zita Macdonald
Anna Verlyn Malabanan
Andreea Marian
Shade Masiar
Ashish Masih
Marissa Elizabeth Matthews
Kathlene Mccreary
Ifeanyi Violet Megafu
Hailey Rose Merry
Nicole Anna Miller
Sarah Njoki Mlughu
Mohammed Sharfaz Mokkath
Keneth Mugabe
Patricia Joy Misamen Muit
Abby-Jai Catherine Nagy
Muneira Abdulkadir Nur
Onyinyechi Francisca Nwafor
Ifeanyi Collins Nwokata
Chika Amuche Amuche Nzeka
Amarachi Justina Obasi
Nneka Grace Obiaguim
Lilian Chioma Offor
Aanuoluwapo Oluwatosin
Ogunsola
Okechukwu Raphael Ojide
Violet Ahiabuwa Okonta
Kingsley Nnaogu Okorie
Georgina Chinelo Okoye
Ngozi Rose Okoye *Niagara Scholar Distinction
Nmesoma Juliet Okoye
Aminat Temitope Oloyede
Adejumoke Comfort Oluwajana
Ogochukwu Magdalene Oneh
Raymond Ezichi Onuoha
Usoamaka Onwuachu
Helen Chidi Onwuanabisi
Eugenia Obiageli Onyebuchi
Iyobo Confidence Osagie
Fatima Oulad El Bakkal
Vanessa Owusu
Sara Oxford
Ajol Panikulam Joy
Domenico Pantano
Jisong Park
Harshil Ravikumar Patel
Uwais Mohmmed Patel
Shahnawaz Gulammohammed Patrawala
Leona Abigail Macale Perez
Godwin Ojochonu Peter
Caitlin Nicole Petrovska
Akhil Philip
Akhildas Puthirikatt
Priti Rai
Seetha Ramesh
Tamanna Makbulkhan Rathod
Hans Dumalag Refamonte
Anand Reghu
Ashna Saji
Risikat Adeola Salawu
Jasmine Leigh Razon Salgado
Latoya Roshedda Sam
Christo Santo
John Ursais Say
Mimansa Sharma
Kristina Elizabeth Anne Shaw
Ava Marie Smolinger
Moshood Olawale Somoye
Steven Ozioma Stanley
Joshua Kenneth Stephens
Adeena Susan Varghese
Catherine Tablate
Samten Tenzin
Egide Mugisha Tiboruhanga
Samantha Margaret Catherine Vegter-Edenson
Nelnilyn Viadnes
Adrian Vicentini
Art Jericho Tobia Vitamog
Thu Nhi Vuong
Raven Williams
Eric Wireko
Collins Yamoah
Ama Gyankomah Yeboah
Regina Bakoma Yeboah
* 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.
O Canada
O Canada !
Terre de nos aîeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux !
Car ton bras sait porter l’épée, Il sait porter la croix !
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
O Canada
O Canada!
Our home and native land
True patriot love in all of us command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada, We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
WELCOME TO OUR ALUMNI COMMUNITY!
Niagara College would like to welcome the class of 2026 as new members of our 125,000-plus community of graduates.
Congratulations on this incredible milestone and remember to stay in touch. We love to hear how members of our alumni community are succeeding and leading in Niagara, across Canada, and around the world.
Check out niagaracollege.ca/alumni for upcoming events, and to familiarize yourself with the benefits and services now available to you. Please update your contact information to ensure you receive our future communications.
To update your contact information or connect with Alumni Relations, visit niagaracollege.ca/alumnirelations or email alumni@niagaracollege.ca
For the latest College news, visit niagaracollege.ca/insidenc.
ReuKnighted is Niagara College’s largest alumni reunion of the year that provides an opportunity for NC alumni to reconnect with their former classmates and the College community through social and athletic events at the Welland Campus during an afternoon of activity in November. Make sure your info is updated!
niagaracollege.ca/reuknighted