Tuesday, June 9, 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.
Discover the ‘NC’ difference
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 the Governor General’s Collegiate Bronze Academic Medal and Dean’s Award Alleeya Guthro, Recreation Therapy
Alumni Well Wishes (Video presentation)
Closing
Karl Dockstader, Oneida, Bear Clan Recessional
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026 | 3 PM
Governor General’s Collegiate Bronze Academic Medal Recipient
Alleeya Guthro Recreation
Therapy
Alleeya Guthro is this year’s recipient of the Governor General’s Bronze Academic Medal, recognizing her outstanding 98.67% average in the Recreation Therapy program.
A Welland native, Guthro first pursued an education in visual and creative arts before taking time away to reflect on her path forward. She consistently returned to the same core values: wanting creativity to remain part of her work, seeking a sense of stability in her career, and being driven by a desire to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. NC’s Recreation Therapy program was the perfect fit.
During her program, she completed two placements that had a profound impact on her professional development and personal growth, one of which unlocked a new passion for supporting individuals with disabilities, the other allowing her to leverage her creative spirit while providing recreation to individuals with acquired brain injuries. She also participated in applied learning projects that enriched her program experience and broadened her understanding of the many career possibilities within the field of therapeutic recreation.
“My experience at Niagara College has been truly life changing.”
The Governor General’s Academic Medal
Lord Dufferin, Canada’s third Governor General after Confederation, created the Academic Medals in 1873 to encourage academic excellence across the nation. Over the years, they have become the most prestigious award that students in Canadian schools can receive. For nearly 150 years, the Governor General’s Academic Medals have recognized the outstanding scholastic achievements of students in Canada. They are awarded to the student graduating with the highest average from a high school, as well as from approved college or university programs. Pierre Trudeau, Tommy Douglas, Kim Campbell, Robert Bourassa, Robert Stanfield and Gabrielle Roy are just some of the more than 50,000 people who have received the Governor General’s Academic Medal as the start of a life of accomplishment.
Today, the Governor General’s Academic Medals are awarded at four distinct levels: Bronze at the secondary school level; Collegiate Bronze at the post-secondary, diploma level; Silver at the undergraduate level; and Gold at the graduate level. Medals are presented on behalf of the Governor General by participating educational institutions, along with personalized certificates signed by the Governor General. There is no monetary award associated with the Medal.
Source: gg.ca
Community Services, Justice and Fitness Studies
Jackie Frail, Dean
School of Community Services Kim Ann Laush, Associate Dean
Autism and Behavioural Science
Zawa Ahubley
Matilda Maria Bosma
Stephanie Nicole Camp
Kalaycia Martines Chambers
Teagan Pineapple Clark
Maria Isabel Dangon Campo
Kate Lea Fernie
Emma Marie Gilbert
Neha Jagdish
Nehla Jaleel
Charlie Jones
Catherine Wanjiru Mwaura Komagazani
Vishnumaya Sreedharan Nampoothiri
Mary Siby Konikkara Peter
Linda Natsi Vughosu
Kobindi Promise Odia-Egwuatu
Jasreen Kaur Randhawa
Sana Shahzad
Namrata Jayantilal Sorathiya
Heather MacEwen Stephen
Jennifer Margaret Taylor
Cerrina Marianna Toromoreno
Cassandra Lynn Tucker
Stephanie Danielle Walters
Ailena Katherine Watson
Melissa Woodham
Child and Youth Care
Mariam Adnan
Violet Linda Alligood*
Kaleb William Anderson*
Druscilla Kristen Denyelle Bick
Cari Jane Bouwman*
Valentina Orjuela Cabrera*
Wehbet Azazi Dirar*
Destiny Rosemary Foster
Caitlyn Emelie Goodbrand*
Dana Alexandra Hauser*
Kayla Jannette Hervia
Mckenzie Robyn Hynes*
Alice Yvonne June Jarry
Alexandra Lynn Kucherawy*
Tyler William Kenneth Montreuil
Samuel Oloyede*
Shandelee Octavia Porter*
Vanessa Amira Nicole Srouji*
Chyanne Audrey Marie Teneycke
Brianna Ersilia Viola*
Paige Noelle Winter*
Taylor Winnie Wolff*
Early Childhood Education
Sadelle Grace Admiral-Cain
Maiya Patricia Alonso
Elisha Madeline Barburisca*
April Lynn Bastien
Navneet Kaur Brar
Jaxson Brown*
Kendall Jayce-Lynne Bruyere
Marisa Ida Elisabeth Caprara*
Emma Jane Carvalho*
Lindsay Grace Cavers*
Shayla Loreen Charles
Paula Christine Cherubini*
Favour Chizitere Chigere*
Lianne Ina Dasselaar*
Arshdeep Singh Dhaliwal
Emma Sophie Divirgilio
Margaret Alexis Dubicki*
Vanessa-Rose T Dubois*
Taylor Olivia Doreen Ducharme*
Osaretin Egbon
Claire Mia Ferguson*
Amelie Arduo Flores*
Kaylee Margaret Fraser
Lilith Isabelle Alice Gibson*
Coralie Louise Gooderham*
Destiny Paige Graves
Stephanie Christina Groff
Ariel Tatianna Guest*
Abishek Gurung*
Prea Irene Hill
Ty Warren Hilston
Hope Elizabeth Hodder*
Sarah-Ann Elizabeth Holmes*
Hailie Madison Horton
Ramage Mohamed Ismail*
Jessica Rose Iudiciani*
Helna Catharine Jaison*
Jashanpreet Jashanpreet*
Jaya Jaya
Lila Morgan Jennings-Woolley*
Sydney Layne Violet Joudrey
Manish Kandel
Amandeep Kaur
Amandeep Kaur
Anmolpreet Kaur
Davinderpreet Kaur*
Gurleen Kaur
Gurleen Kaur
Harshdeep Kaur
Jasmeen Kaur
Jobanpreet Kaur
Kamalpreet Kaur*
Manjinder Kaur
Navdeep Kaur
Navrajdeep Kaur
Ramandeep Kaur*
Ramandeep Kaur
Ramanjeet Kaur
Rashmeet Kaur
Samanpreet Kaur
Simranjit Kaur*
Sirat Kaur
Viktoriya Keyno*
Deep Jyoti Khatri*
Tamara Gillian Kirk
Zavian Deverton Francis
Lashington
Justine Leemet*
Marissa Anne Legedza*
Kendra Ann Lemay
Yingmei Liu*
Jadyn Amy Macfarlane
Kate Emily Macleod
Rose Madden*
Muskan Mahajan*
Abhi Malla
Makenna Rae Marsh*
Emily Marie Mcpherson*
Mehak Mehak*
Madalyne Amelia Merritt
Lilianne Irene Michaud*
Emily Rose Miller*
Emily Margarete Mills*
Brieanna Nicole Mitchell*
Noah Riza Canoza Neri
Milan Neupane
Hailey Mariah
Newman-Obediah-Blasdell*
Annika Ng
Megan Lily Nickerson*
Alicia Ann Oldfield*
Madinah Omar*
Leah Jamelo Ortega*
Paige Ursula Patterson*
Alysha Kathleen Peddle
Avery Della-Rose Peirce Longstreet*
Lauren Pembleton*
Makenza Pereira
Payton Peters*
Samantha Sarah Peters
Pooja Pooja*
Meaghan Janna Pratt*
Priya Priya
Manpreet Kaur Punia*
Hannah Elaine Putzman*
Anthoniette Quaicoe*
Isha Rani
Kayla Michelle Rankin*
Tanzima Rasheed*
Justice Marie Resch*
Matthew Richards*
Jose Luis Rivera*
Elizabeth Hope Rodrigue
Leidy Dayan Rodriguez Cardoso
Leah Nicole Roelofsen
Brooke-Anne Roy-Baillie
Elijah Dylan Rutherford
Tiana Lynn Ashley Sandy
Elvis Sefah*
Ashley Marie Seiling*
Nisha Sharma
Sarishma Shrestha*
Nazia Siddiqui*
Samantha Elaine Sparks*
Sophie Esmee Olivia Spelier*
Julianna Szilagyi*
Diya Thapa
Anne Doriane Tiada Tchangoue*
Megan Adalaide Trefz
Vita Tsomik
Alicia Venneri*
Raven Lynn Whitlow
Jazmin Therese Wignall*
Chao Yan*
Janelle Hana Yorke
Briar Virginia Ysseldyk*
Marisa Joy Zolli*
Educational Assistance and Adult Supports
Aderonke Deborah Adepegba*
Kayla Nayomi Alfonso
Ashley Jennifer Amis*
Natasha Elizabeth Antoniou*
Oghenemase Precious Atumu*
Avery Donna Barnett*
Abdulfatahi Oshoma Bawa*
Ena-Kay Yanique Bennett*
Samantha Jolene Bixler*
Katerina Mary Boulus*
Julianna Lynn Burnett*
Khloe Paige
Cairns-Woiceshyn*
Phillippa Lovina H Crosby*
Emma Leigh Crowther*
Lillian Lynn Dallman*
Jadie Joelene Bree Galajda
Sukhpal Kaur Harry*
Shelly Heighington*
Hunter Gordon Jeffery*
Jordan Elizabeth Julien-Staley
Gurleen Kaur*
Maanveer Kaur*
Pavan Deep Kaur*
Aayusha Khadka
Shannon Ashley Kraft*
Hailey Kathleen Marin
Thi Quyen Nguyen*
Alyssa Marie Hoffren Peacock
Alexandria Lauren
Podolak-Vaccaro*
Shikha Rani*
Tripti Rasaili*
Kairi May Shaw
Gurkirat Singh*
Karamjeet Singh
Kaylie Madison Slingerland*
Aaron James Snowden
Leah Van Maanen*
Julia Marie Vanvliet*
Shelby Ellen Wiens
Xiuli Xu*
Recreation
Therapy
Anjali Anjali
Allayne Teanna Asquith*
Meagan Faith Boerefyn
Katelyn Megan Boland*
Matthew Avery Bosnich*
Jasmine Rose Campbell*
Alisha Chojar
Janeth Rulida Daligdig
Shireen Dass
Deondrah Molly Dattilo*
Emily Rao RuiLei Dayes*
Jatin Dhiman*
Kyla Mary Dzuibanowski
Excellent Ebehiremen Edobor
Victoria Lee Fair*
Cassandra Margaret Garnett*
Lucas Matthew Greenwell
Alleeya Denelle Sky Guthro*†§
Ashley Sara Hogg
Khushpreet Kaur*
Komalpreet Kaur
Palwinder Kaur*
Samreen Kaur
Jennifer Korstanje*
Alexandra Jordan Larocque*
Ujjwal Machal
Rebecca Grace Mako*
Abby-Lynne Audrey Marwick
Paige Nicole Mcateer
Kathleen Dela Pena Moreno*
Emma Pierobon*
Harmony Plouffe
Divya Rani*
Amanda Taylor Reid*
Ron Mathews Roby
Elizabeth Cait Ross*
Neena Ann Felicity Schreiberhuffman*
Jennifer Sernasie*
Rajdeep Sharma*
Mackailyn Anne Sim*
Armaan Singh
Gursajan Singh
Harvinder Singh
Karanveer Singh
Katie Stafford*
Erin Janette Twining*
Jenna Lynn Maria Valentini*
Megan Noel Vanderkolk*
Riley Lillian Diane Vanderkolk*
Abri Anne Walters*
Haley Michele Wiley*
Social Service Worker
August Calvin Armstrong*
Amber Atkinson*
Natasha Barenboum*
Rebecca Kathleen Beach*
Cordelia Lynn Boccia*
Beyonce Boswell*
Joshua James Campbell*
Lili Alma Cercone*
Gladis Chandra*
Alexis Mary Rose Chevalier-Little*
Brittany Anne Coakley*
Kyle Timothy Thomas Collens*
Corina Denstedt*
Michelle Epstein*
Nuran Nilufer Erbek*
Victoria Mikaela Foti
Laika Mae Gale*
Marlee Hanna Olivia Gilligan*
Daniella Lissete Gonzalez
Rivera*
Alyssa Deanna Harman*
Emma Elizabeth Elaine Haywood
Zack Arwen Heinz Henze
Megan Kathleen Herring*
Georgina Eryn Inanda Holditch*
Rebecca Kristy Houser*
Kylie Housser
Zachary Seth Jansen
Danielle Maria Jones*
Taylor Ivy Jones
Amber Nicole Kolchew*
Natasha Nicola Kowalenko*
Priya Ladwa*
Olivier Lapierre-Thomas*
Owen Wesley Lawrence*
Amanda Elizabeth Mccarty*
Gweneth Faith Kimberly Thiessen Moukperian*
Desteny Sabrina Murawiec*
Sonja Elizabeth Murray*
Aisha Obaje*
Faith Dorathea O’mara*
Natasha O’neal*
Maria Veronica Michelle Orellana
Arizona Elizabeth Parker*
Kaylea Lynn Marie Peavoy*
Nadia Pedersen*
Shannon Alexandria Powell*
Darcy Premo*
Nicole Sandra Puchalski
Lucia Restrepo Jimenez*
Sophia Rocheleau-Chung*
Katie Pauline Sage*
Devin Tyler Saumier
Madison Rima-Uniacke Sayegh*
Terriann Catherine Sheppard*
Carrie Ann Somerville*
Jessica Anne Spangenberger
Jayne Alexandra Stefaniuk*
Tori Marie Sweezey*
Unique Maaike Vreugde*
Niyah Anthony Watson*
Troy Western*
Lauren A Wilks*
Brittani Young*
Taylor Young*
School of Justice and Fitness
Fitness and Health Promotion
Sohrab Aliyev
Nathaniel Stephan Birdsey
Samantha Grace Cormier*
Scott Wade, Associate Dean
Ramandeep Kaur*
Hans Philippe Kissmann*
Emma Rose Laszlok
Mohit Mohit
Muskan Muskan*
Noah Kristopher Oakes
Carlos Guillermo Pena-Orellana
Alexander Anthony Rodriguez*
Shubam Sharma
Akashdeep Singh*
Sukhmanjot 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.
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