Wednesday, June 10, 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*
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
Niagara College consistently ranks among Canada’s top research colleges. Within our leading-edge Research and Innovation division, students and graduates are hired to work alongside faculty and staff researchers to provide solutions for industry, gaining real-world experience while driving innovation that helps local small- and medium-sized enterprises thrive. Explore NC Research and Innovation
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.
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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
Kelsey Queen, Presenter
Presentation of Dean’s Awards
Johnathan Brown, Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management
Lilianne Caron, Culinary Management
Fransisca Baumann Fairhead, Hospitality - Hotel and Restaurant Operations
Alumni Well Wishes (Video presentation)
Closing
Karl Dockstader, Oneida, Bear Clan
Recessional
Culinary, Tourism and Beverage Studies Craig
School of Hospitality and Tourism
Culinary
Innovation and Food Technology
Robert Brian Bueh Anuwoh*
Lily Cochrane
Savana Mary Lyn Collard*
Namrata Murli Dewani
Andria Lauren Dopko*
Steffen Nikolaas Dorder
Jenna Lynn Fortier*
Pearl Bic-Chu Lee*
Maria Dawn Mascieri
Julia Emily Norris
Travis John Pearsall*
Garreth Mark Sorge*
Baking and Pastry Arts Management
Kareem Mishaal Ali
Lori Elizabeth-Ann Bezaire*
Elizabeth Diana Furtado Da Costa*
Charlotte Johanna Dally*
Rachel Jenna Debruyn*
Matthew Ryan Earl*
Mary-Helen Josephine Harrald
Lauryn Hunter*
Lola Incaviglia*
Tyler Douglas Robert Kichler*
Diana Joy Lemckert
Hailey Marie Maki
Sophie Danielle Matheson*
Catherine Nahous
Thi Phuc An Nguyen*
Melanie Louise Nolan*
Alexia Ravanese*
Courtney Rihanna Reid
Maya Mary Joyce Revill*
Lilly Catherine Schweyer
Hadley Laura Scott*
Alicia Michele Smith*
Catherine Serena Van Schepen*
Shaylene Elisabeth Youngblut*
Dr. Caroline Chabert Delio, Associate Dean
Culinary Management
Medwin Justine Acuna
Jatin Aggarwal
Mckenna Alderton
Safder Ali
Christo Anto*
Fernando Arana
Gaorab B K
Choi Gee-Hee Bacatio
Sanyam Bhardwaj
Namita Mangesh Bhise*
Emma Gisele Biro*
Arielle Melanie Bisson*
Jennifer Alison Blackburn*
Andrea Patricia Bolanos*
Kristina Budhathoki
Trong Vu Bui*
Mark Danielle Cabatic
Adora Oakley Capinding*
Bianca Carnicelli
Lilianne Caron*†
Avinash Chauhan
Harjinder Singh Cheema
Trisha Sara Marie Cope
Ouimet Mooney*
Roseanne Moreno Cruz*
Edileola Bukola Dada
Linh Nhi Dang
Virpal Kaur Dhillon*
Rosanne Clemena Escalante
Ronelle Gonzalo Etino*
Naiya Elliott Evans-Richardson
Ryan Nicholas Feeney*
David Alejandro Figueroa
Fraccaroli
Dylan James Ford
Dylan David Gagnon
Nino Angelo Kua Galindo
Fernando Ivan Gamiz*
Linsa Mariya George*
Stanley George Philips
Guzide Gur*
Harsh Harsh*
Annabel Cecile Hart*
Samantha Hartt*
Kai Makeba Holder
Silke Ulla Jahnsen Kozlik*
Julian Jude Kalathungal Job
Amandeep Kaur
Avleen Kaur
Gagandeep Kaur
Jaspreet Kaur
Jaspreet Kaur
Kamaldeep Kaur
Karamjit Kaur
Kiranjit Kaur
Navdeep Kaur
Navpreet Kaur
Noorpreet Kaur
Rajbir Kaur
Rajveer Kaur
Ramandeep Kaur
Ratandeep Kaur
Sehajmann Kaur
Sunpreet Kaur*
Mohamed Kenz
Bachar Khalife*
Brennan Drew Kitchen
Jatin Kumar
Quang Tuyen La
Alexander Michael Lalone*
Matthew Josef Patrick Lang*
James Nick Lauguico Laus*
Tara Lawrence
Ariadna Lazcano Brito*
Emmalyn Rose Leblanc
Noah Jacob Lebrun
Samjana Limbu
Tania Riki Machado*
Babin Maharjan
Dipan Maskey
Brodie Stephan Thurston Mason*
Abigail Sophia Mccormack
Rudy Joseph Mcnicol*
Jumaana Ahmed Mirza
Youdale, Dean
Monika Monika
Thanh Dat Nguyen
Thi Hoang Truc Nguyen
Clareta Belle Bautista Nicolas
Bethany Grace Nieuwstraten*
Willy Ong*
Maria Jinky Palomo*
Felix Gabriel Parent
Joseph Paul
Thomas Paul
Glenn Marsan Bona Perlado*
Shrisha Poudel
Ishankumar Rakeshkumar
Prajapati
Manav Rana
Tyler Steward Reid
Christopher James Richards
Fariba Rofouyan*
Jerell Roundtree
Kailey Rousseaux
Hans Christian Lozada Rule
Innayat Sandhu*
Mitchelle Jerop Sang
Karthik Santhosh
Sarishti Sarishti
Stephan Herbert Sausman
Felicity Anne Scrimshaw*
David Stewart Seeler*
Isabella Grace Sepe*
Thasheia Tashadeia Alexeia
Sewell
Amit Sharma
Gautam Sharma
Pranav Sharma
Htet Aung Shine*
Elma Joy Nomus Sim*
Aishveer Singh
Ajaydeep Singh
Armaandeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh
Avneet Singh
Balraj Singh
Binder Singh
Gurkamal Singh
Gurpreet Singh
Harmanjeet Singh
Harpreet Singh
Harvinder Singh
Jagjot Singh
Jashandeep Singh
Kamaljeet Singh
Mandeep Singh
Pahuldeep Singh
Sahil Singh
Sharnpreet Singh
Taranjot Singh
Wendy Sto Domingo*
Subeg Subedi
Jordan James Taillefer
Karan Thind
Elwood Benny Thomas
Tyler Russel Tieman*
Sumit Timalsina
Ichha Uchai
Marianne Rovy Castro Valdez
Brandon Valliere
Joseph Salvatore Vella*
Elmer Verdadero*
Kevin Charles Walowina
Cameron Lukas Weber
Samuel Knelsen Wiens*
Sydney Anne Wilson
Crystal Catherine Zytaruk*
Baking and Pastry Arts
Felicity Cadense Borowski
Renee Bylsma
Carlene Meaghan Cockings
Brianna Marie Cousins
Victoria Delis
Jessica Lynn Dilella
Alex Melissa Hampson
Faith Sarah Anne Hebert
Charlotte Janice Hodgkinson
Cowan Tyrese Howes
Yoonmi Jung
Angela Susan Keast
Yamama Moussa
Kauthar Abdulrahm Seif Salim
Haylee Jane Mae Teneycke
Ashley Anne Violet Venedam
Culinary Skills
Scarlett Elizabeth Allinson
James Rowel De Guia Ayes
Safiat Olamide Bankole
Morgan Mcmillen Black
Samantha Borrayo Lopez
Simran Kaur Brar
Joshua Jeffery Clark
Vincent Armani Corvino Sanchez
Alexia Davis
Fernando Armando Demiglio
Ayotunde Oluwapelumi Fadahunsi
Brennan Troy Fraser
Shayla Nevaeh Freemantle
Charlotte Colene Respicio Galvez
Justin DaCruz Guimaraes
Bobby Elmore Chidozie
Hendricks
Rizza Lorraine Dela Rea
Hernandez
Liam Garrett Isherwood
Inara Ramzanali Jasani
School of Hospitality and Tourism
Hospitality – Hotel and Restaurant Operations
Ma Angelica Basalo Alvarez
Malay Anand
Anjali Anjali
Sofia Ines Ardila*
Jeffrey Ronald Diaz Baltazar
Manav Bamotra
Davie Jane Camungao Banayos
Spandan Basnet
Fransisca Baumann Fairhead*†
Angelica Mae Torricer Camero
Camila Alejandra Castro
Garcia*
Amritpreet Singh Chawla
Somya Joshi
Manbir Kaur
Sandeep Kaur
Priti Khajuria
Filip Koljibabic
Joseph Kunjipalu Melan
Sophie Tessa Lawrence
Tien Duy Mai
Malek William Major
Daniela Sofia Medina Diaz
Raana Mujeebuddin
Alyssa Eileen Nicol
Chinasa Onyeso
Adriana Shauae Pinnock
Ryan Jerald Semark
Parmvir Singh
Jodi Smith
Helen P Storey
Osa Sutardi
Jennifer Elizabeth
Sutter-Caron
Prince Charles Lacia Tabada
Alexander Toth
Elizabeth Carie Toth
Huanzhi Zhang
Yanle Zhou
Dr. Caroline Chabert Delio, Associate Dean
Navdeep Singh Cheema
Charlotte Elizabeth Clayton
Daniel Bruce Da Silva
Trung Tin Dao
John Adee Miles Labra
Dela Cruz*
Harleen Kaur Deol
Preeti Devi
Gurveer Singh Dhaliwal
Rhey Jane Ombid Diangco
Mikayla Jane Marie Durante
Vishal Dutt
Eshu Eshu
William Thomas Fazackerley
Jessica Froneman*
Nadine Carolyn Girard*
Gurvir Singh Gurm
Mausam Gurung
Jashandeep Singh Hunjan
Benjamin Richard Jack
Surbhi Jaiswal
Karanveer Jakhar
Jyoti Jyoti
Vedant Katyal
Amandeep Kaur
Dilnoor Kaur
Harleen Kaur
Harneet Kaur
Harpreet Kaur
Jaspreet Kaur
Jaspreet Kaur
Jobanpreet Kaur
Karamjit Kaur
Komalpreet Kaur
Mandeep Kaur
Manpreet Kaur
Manpreet Kaur
Navjot Kaur
Rajpreet Kaur
Ramandeep Kaur
Shabadpreet Kaur
Veerpal Kaur
Prajwal Khatiwada
Khushpreet Khushpreet
Hyunjeong Kim*
Bao Nguyen Lam*
Pracel Lamichhane Tano
Lamichhane
Madeline Rose Lee*
Juancarlos Matteo Longo
Shane Angela Malong
Nazar Mamieliekov
Maher Saad Maraiani
Laura McTiernan*
Jeannette Lunkamba Mulenda
Travis Steven Murawiec*
Nandani Nandani
Sujal Neupane
Vo Phuong Nghi Nguyen
Nirbhay Nirbhay
Tasnia Nudrat
Aarush Oberoi
Hammed Babatunde
Odemunu
Akieme Rose Salazar Osting
Winnie Rose Arevalo Palayar*
Gabriel Paul Panopoulos
Dev Jayesh Patel
Prince Yogeshkumar Patel
Silina Polisadjian
Manik Rampal
Madeline Quinn Rekker*
Gueshane Moraleda Rivero*
Kartik Saini
Parijoot Kaur Saini
Navjot Singh Sangha
Sukrit Sharma
Akashdeep Singh
Akashdeep Singh
Avneet Singh
Gurmeet Singh
Gursharan Singh
Gursimran Singh
Harjot Singh
Harmanpreet Singh
Jashandeep Singh
Jashanpreet Singh
Jaskaran Singh
Jaskaran Singh
Jaskaran Singh*
Jaspreet Singh
Jasvinder Singh
Jaswinder Singh
Jobanpreet Singh
Karmanmeet Singh
Lovepreet Singh
Navdeep Singh
Navjot Singh
Rohanpreet Singh
Sameerdeep Singh
Sandeep Singh
Shubmeet Singh
Sukhjit Singh
Sukhjot Singh
Sukhpreet Singh
Sukhvinder Singh
Swapan Singh
Taranjot Singh
Antoinette Chase Mysak
Sprongl
Nikhil Thakarwal
Anant Thakur
Biyan Jung Thapa
Ryan Cameron Theriault
Blake John Thomas*
Van Trung Tran
Benjamin Alan Mcqueen Turner
Dana Grace Vanderwoude*
Hillary Elsa Walker
Hsin-Ping Wang*
Minkyung Yun*
Eilise Alexia Yurchuk*
Han Zheng
School of Wine, Beer and Spirits Dr. Caroline Chabert Delio, Associate Dean
Artisan Distilling
Kiahna Bound
Tanner James Ronald Cuthbert
Shiamak Mehta
Myles Montgomery Prior
Evan Alexander Ptolemy Reichert
Gurpinder Singh
Monique Toronyi
Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management
John Yaw Adusah*
Jackson Robert Barclay
Noah Joseph George Bozicevic*
Michael Brohman*
Johnathan W.A. Brown*†
Alonso Victor Antonio Castro Reategui*
Yixuan Feng*
Jorja Pearl Hanes*
Seungkoo Lee*
Roman Majerski*
Ken Mann*
Colin Mcammond*
Christian Morgan*
Tyler Erik Neudorf*
Chaebin Oh*
Cameron Allan Papineau*
Andrew James Piluke*
Evan Alexander Ptolemy Reichert*
Lachlan Christopher Armstrong Robertson*
Hamse Shin*
Ramandeep Singh*
Abraham Adam Snajdman*
Kyle Richard Stone*
Rhys Marcel Vanden Dungen*
Jonathin Andrew Wallington*
James Samson Wolsey
Chenghao Xu*
Winery and Viticulture Technician
Spencer Clarke Allen*
Sophia Michela Bucci*
Ryan Michael Ciliska
Caitlyn June Ensinger*
Dakota Thomas George
Lilli Grace Hancox
Charlotte Anne Margaret Hickey
Yooseung Jeon
William John Joyce*
Adele Lambert-Fortin*
Jiwon Mock
Corey Michael Patey*
Bruce Joseph Sawchuk
Jesse Justin Spadafora*
Julian Joseph Vlaskamp
* 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