Convocation Friday, October 27, 2023 | 10am
Niagara College 2023-2024 Board of Governors Mishka Balsom (Chair) Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce
Lora Tisi (Vice-Chair) Senior Retail Specialist
Janet Allan Retired Partner, KPMG Canada
Rashmi Biswas Lake and Associates
Nick Farnell NC Academic Staff Representative
Linda Franklin Retired CEO, Colleges Ontario
Matt Giffen Bench Brewing Company
Poppy Gilliam District School Board of Niagara
Kate Hagen NC Support Staff Representative
Andrew Harber Abatement Technologies
Sean Kennedy President, Niagara College
Shane Malcolm Brock University
Michael Mann Lancaster Chown & Welch LLP
Rob Nicholson Member of Parliament (MP), Niagara Falls
Orel Ruiz NC Administrative Staff Representative
Kevin Smith British Columbia Emergency Health Services
Grace Stanley NC Student Representative
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About Niagara College Established in 1967, Niagara College has grown to become a leading global college and one of Canada’s most enterprising postsecondary institutions. With a mission to provide outstanding applied education and training for a changing world, and through strategic areas of focus, the College is dedicated to offering a wholistic student experience, academic excellence, global reach, alumni and partner engagement, social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and organizational excellence. Recognized as a trailblazing college, Niagara was the first in Canada to offer programs in Winery and Viticulture, Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management, Artisan Distilling, and Commercial Cannabis Production, and its Commercial Beekeeping program was the first in Eastern Canada. While firmly embedded in the Niagara region, Niagara College has expanded its global reach, bringing the world to Niagara, and Niagara to the world. Leveraging its expertise in program development and delivery, Niagara College has campuses, projects and partnerships around the world, while drawing students from more than 110 countries to its Niagara-based campuses each year. The Welland Campus, set on 100 acres of green space, is home to NC’s schools of Technology, Trades, Nursing and PSW, Allied Health, Community Services, Justice and Fitness and more. It houses an open-to-public dental clinic, Performance physiotherapy and occupational therapy clinic, massage clinic, the NC Teaching Hair Salon, and a hub for advanced manufacturing research. The Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake is home to NC’s schools of Business and Management, Environment and Horticulture, Hospitality and Tourism, Culinary Arts and Wine, Beer and Spirits. Unique learning enterprises on campus, include Canada’s first Teaching Winery, Teaching Brewery, Teaching Distillery and Teaching Greenhouse – which are ‘living labs’ for students and support student learning. The campus is a hub for research with innovation centres for Horticultural and Environmental Sciences, Food and Beverage, and Business and Commercialization. Located on the base of the Niagara Escarpment, the campus includes 15 acres of student-restored wetlands, an apiary and more. Innovation thrives at NC. The College’s Research and Innovation Division supports economic development by providing solutions for small- and mediumsized businesses. With funding support from various regional, provincial and federal agencies, students and graduates are hired to work alongside faculty researchers to help industry partners leap forward in the marketplace. For the past eight years, Niagara College has been ranked among the top 10 colleges in Canada for research funding in Research Infosource Inc.’s annual “Top 50 Research Colleges” report. Currently, more than 11,000 students study in 130 diploma, certificate and bachelor degree programs based at specialized campuses in the Niagara region and NC is involved in projects and partnerships around the world. In addition to its two Niagara campuses, NC operates campuses in Toronto and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Niagara College has an alumni community of more than 120,000 – and growing! NC graduates are succeeding and leading around the world. Learn more about Niagara College at niagaracollege.ca.
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Order of Proceedings The Processional Strong Water Singers The Marshals The Graduands The Platform Party
Opening Karl Dockstader, Oneida, Bear Clan
O Canada (video presentation) Paul Wintemute, Barbara Mantini and Giacomo Folinazzo, Niagara College Faculty
Student Welcome Dipal Patel, President, Niagara College Student Administrative Council
You Will Always Be a Knight (video presentation) Opening Remarks Sean Kennedy, President Fiona Allan, Vice President Academic
Board of Governors Address President’s Address Conferring of Certificates and Diplomas Sean Kennedy, President Fiona Allan, Vice President Academic Adam Dusome, Registrar Franco Bieri, Presenter
Alumni Well Wishes (video presentation) Closing Remarks Closing Karl Dockstader, Oneida, Bear Clan
Recessional
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Business and Environment Alan Unwin, Dean School of Business and Management Studies
James Boesch, Associate Dean
April Tyrrell, Associate Dean
Human Resources Management
Zakiah Mohammad Zaman
Khevna Desai
Joel Nalupano Mella
Cory Henri Monterosso
Priyanka Dhiman
Adith Mohan
Marwa Alnaji
Roxanne Monacia Lavita Munroe-Chea
Prencis Erivera Dimakiling
Amran Aboobacker Sidheeq Ambalathingal Verungal
Andre Dsouza
Muhammed Hashir Mundekkadan
Swanish Ashish Murzello
Rohan Dsouza
Martin Magiri Muriungi
Kenya Beatrix Neill-Morabito
Monique Nicola Duncan
Nelly Enemien Oboh
George Kwaku Dzeto
Thamizh Prabhakaran Neelamegam Rajendran
Jenna Kristen Pastirik
Prince Boateng Frimpong
Mukul Bhaveshbhai Patel
Mayank Gahlot
Roshani Patel
Glory George
Pooja Pooja
Chris George Mathew
Michael William Price
Gersan Malayes Gonzales
Shantelle Raaflaub
Simran Mohammed Hamirani
Rahul Rahul
Andrea Herrera Cortes
Jack Ferris Riddell
Anjali Manoj Idnani
Senja Elizabeth Rintamaki
Kanishka Illangakoon
Ace Michael Jamero Saquin
Keval Harilal Jatiya
Alfi Shaju
Simran Shivram Kadam
Shehana Shanavas
Ayesha Barkat Ali Kadiwal
Chanchal Rana
Shivani Sharma
Nitika Rani
Shivendra Shivendra
Sidhdharth Karashanbhai Kalathiya
Jayrajsinh Rajendrasinh Rathod
Kanwaljit Singh
Rohit Raj Kanavila
Jun Albiller Realin
Shreshtha Singh
Jeffrey Alozie Azubuike Kanu
Anandhu Reji Dileep
Hanna Daniel Skala
George Kasu
Deepak Saini
Sabra Sondhi
Amandeep Kaur
Sameer Sameer
Jordan Taylor Tepsa
Arshpreet Kaur
Raina Teresa Sebastian
Owen Peter Tope
Gurleen Kaur
Kajal Sharma
Kartik Vashisht
Jaskaranveer Kaur
Pramod Sanjay Shingade
Varsha Sunil Virwani
Jitender Kaur
Arshdeep Singh
International Business Management
Manpreet Kaur
Gurleen Singh
Navjot Kaur
Gurpreet Singh
Simranjeet Kaur
Harmandeep Singh
Anshul Anshul
Simranjit Kaur
Milandeep Singh
Bhrigu Bagga
Sukhpreet Kaur
Rajinder Singh
Monaliza Tabangcura Baradi
Shresth Khanduri
Sukhmani
Peter Bernard
Mayank Koli
Mohit Bhardwaj
Arathy Krishnan
Khushwantsingh Hirasingh Thakur
Kunal Bhola
Anjna Kumari
Sameeksha Bothra
Sneha Kunjachan Babu
Raghavendra Bylappa
Erika Lewis
Pratham Chaudhary
Louie Anne Ablay Mancenido
Naitik Miteshkumar Chokshi
Mansi Mansi
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Ketki Arora Sanjoly Arora Priya Suman Baretto Shayne Ganzon Bartolo Samuel William Berg Krista Michelle Butters Yanmin Cheng Jessica Catharine Ciolfi Damini Damini Deepika Deepika Meenakshi Devi Jordyn Olivia Dingwall Elizabeth Temitope Ehindero Eden Ferraro Oluwakemi Odiomore Fowler Holly Jane Galinec Katia Alejandra Garcia Betancourt Yashbir Singh Gill Sancia Vijay Gonsalves Keshav Goyal Kathy Hartnett Ketisha Renee Harvey-Ramgadoo Anupama Joby Dhwani Rajesh Kalaskar Blessing Adesoji Kalejaiye Jagruti Adesh Kamble Olivia Karner Amanpreet Kaur Arshdeep Kaur Dilpreet Kaur Nasstasia Keldo Angela Mae Munoz Landicho Alyssa Deanna Lennard Lucas Marshall Makenzie Noel Marshall-Young April Matanguihan
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Joan Monica Guarin Dela Pena
Robert Imona Odiawa Onyenwenu Patrick Okunima Njideka Chuks Onwuegbunam Ayodeji Damian Osun Viraj Nayan Parekh Lea Joy Salud Pasion Dhairya Patel Kelly Ann Tapara Penales Michelle Villamin Perez Priya Priya Bhuvan Raj
Hari Singh Thapa Blessing Uzoamaka Uzoatuegwu Divyarajsinh Vaghela Liya Achu Varghese Neetu Verma Ahmed Salim Zakaria 4
Supply Chain Management
Urooj Tariq Rajput
Maria Demetra Theodora Muro*
Ammar Salman
Sereychannalean Ratha*
Namrta Namrta
Harmeet Singh
Tiffany Amanda Robinson*
Olawale Ibrahim Ogunsanya
Jagmeet Singh
Nida Siddiq*
Oluwatosin Blessing Okeosisi
Randeep Singh
Sara Ashley Veldmeyer*
Yash Kanubhai Patel
Sukhmanjot Singh
Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (International Commerce and Global Development)
Virginia Landas Pineda*
Yashan Singla
Luis Miguel Porras Dussan
Princess Mae Lim Tan*
Colin Bruno Prelaz
Taniya Toms
Gregorio Pula Cabrera
Yvonne Paragile Tumulak
Sarah Rawlins*
Anjali Chirag Vyas
Sean Robert Dobslaw*
Aksh Mileshkumar Shah
Carlyn Elisabeth Kathrin Fenili*
Subham Sharma
Jonathan Anthony Gill*
Anmoldeep Singh
Office Administration General
Gregory Walter Rudak*
Dalip Singh
Jennah Nicole Barrett
Dafu Peter Zheng
Jagpal Singh
Sandra Milena Contreras Buitrago
Business
Karamjit Singh
Alex Sandra De Guzman
Babita Kumari
Manjot Singh
Melissa Deline
Stephen Moirangthem
_______________ Mansi Ahluwalia Avinash Anil Udit Chhabra Jennifer Dyan Garcia Bernal Nihal Shailesh Giri Nilesh Sharad Gujar Anshuman Raj Gupta Femin Mariya Joseph Rushabh Sunil Joshi Parneet Kaur Khushboo Khushboo Swalih Kizhakkeveettil Sidhique Kishan Kumaraguru
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Norizle Arizala Acosta*
Sukhdeep Singh
Donna Catherine Iannuzzelli
Aakanksha Kamal Singh Pal
Ankit Ankit
Pranav Talwar
Bhupinder Kumar
Karan Ashokbhai Parmar
Khushpreet Kaur Aujla
Laura Taylor*
Joshua Andre Gela Limen
Neel Girishchandra Patel
Naroa Ballester Pascual
Summit Vaid*
Mathessa Bernaldo Loremas
Ankita Pradhan
Heather Jean Benton*
Carlota Vazquez Rivera*
Adam McChesney
Ravikumar Prajapati
Madison Elizabeth Bunnin*
Judy Vongphachanh
Raashid Mujeebuddin
Aishwarya Rai
Ariel Nicola Burns*
Jared Lyle White
Kamal Nain
Tejinder Kaur BaljeetSingh Rashi
Karen Yulieth Celis Castellanos
Jain Cherian Roy
Gladys Chido Chakanyuka
Binder Singh
Krishna Ramesh Chatani
Navroj Singh
Muskan Chawla*
Sailesh Srinivasan
Arshpreet Arshpreet
Victoria Contreras Gomez
Connor Matthew Stirling
Shone Biju
Carlos David Corzo Estrada
Athira Sudhan
Rachel Ann Dajon*
Amy Victoria D’Amboise
Abhishek Thiruthini Vidhyadharan
Leonardo de Alcantara Junqueira*
Paula Haddad
Ememobong Esua Udom
Pedro Valentin de la Garza Lozano
Joshua John Holjak
Vishakh Ramesh Ulemale
Nathanael Ekambo Tadida
Prathamjot Singh Jakhal
Jagmeet Singh Virk
Jennifer Franco-Dayag*
Dishant Kadd
Gagandeep Gagandeep
Tejas Prakash Waghmare
Amandeep Kaur
Himanshu Sanjaybhai Gajera
Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (Human Resources)
Avneet Kaur
Jaime Jr Garcia*
Balkiran Kaur
Julio Yoab Garcia Briano
Damanpreet Kaur
Navneet Kaur
Dilpreet Kaur
Joy Jesuwunmi Agunbiade*
Rohit Kumar
Gurleen Kaur
Katherine Elizabeth Asner*
Alyssa-Skye Manners
Kulveer Kaur
Candice Lorraine Cronheimer
Sandra Cristina Martel Jovel*
Puneet Kaur
Phillippa Lovina H Crosby*
Mangal Das Na
Robinpreet Kaur
Jidi Dong*
Leonardo Oliveira Araujo
Sundeep Kaur
Alyson Nicole Frausel*
Juan Jose Pachon Cardenas
Taranpreet Kaur
Melissa Deni Morrison*
Siddharth Kumath*
Kishan Shailesh Kumar Jashbai Patel*
Anbreen Naz*
Sajid Abdul Azeez Manikkoth
Rabin Paudel
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Business – International Business
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*Niagara Scholar Distinction
Brooke Catharine Simms Kyla Stevenson Raffaela Vescio
School of Environment and Horticulture
Christopher Treschak, Associate Dean
Environmental Management and Assessment
Jennifer Nicole Lisle
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Merlin Mathachan
Liseth Carolina Figueroa
Patrick Mawuli Acquah
Irving Bogar Garcia Contreras
Joseph Abimbola Adeyeye
Priyanka Priyanka
Nicole L. Garnette
Akanksha Akanksha
Bradley James Golenia
Alphia Ali
Ashmeet Kaur
Dhiraj Ranchhodbhai Chad
Gagandeep Kaur
Austin Daly
Navkiran Kaur
Vedanshi Mayank Desai
Rozandeep Kaur
Chad Bandilao Fernandez
Bibanjot Singh Randhawa
Prince John Pomida Fernandez
Vaishali Sharma
Drasti Devendrapuri Gosai
Bikramjeet Singh
Rutvik Rameshbhai Goti
Harmanpreet Singh
Vasudha Gour
Rajatpal Singh
Jacobo Jesus Gutierrez Lopez
Sardool Singh
Charlie Rebecca Hill
Thomas Patrick Stewart
Hemlata Jangid
Keaton Davey Garrett Young
Akash Kunjumon
Commercial Cannabis Production
_______________ Meenu Eliyas
Arya Madhu Hasmita Ghanshyam Patel Nirav Rupala Abhiraman Shanty Harilal Adharsh Sugathan Anu Thomas Gina Liliana Veloza Naranjo
Landscape Horticulture Techniques
_______________ Dharni Yogeshbhai Avaiya Carolina Cardona Arrieta Pardeep Kaur Rashpinder Kaur Carla Merediz Durant Jaskaran Singh Tania Vasco Ponce Adame
Aiswarya Virakan Valappil Selena G W Wong
Culinary, Tourism and Beverage Craig Youdale, Dean School of Hospitality and Tourism Hospitality and Tourism Management
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Akshaan Ronald Pankaj Ahuja Temitope Ajoke Akinreti Aakash Arora Bhanu Arora Om Arora Jade Anne Cambe Baculi Kathlea Baculi Kemi Christianah Bada Atinuke Susan Balogun Gaurav Bhardwaj Jagandeep Kaur Bhullar Aditya Bothra Paramjot Singh Brar
Maija Saari, Associate Dean
Mary Joy Dacillo
Aaron Masih
Sukhvir Kaur Sidhu
Akshay Dutt
Vibhash Mathur
Bonny Singh Sindal
Sumeet Tansen Gajakosh
Richa Mishra
Amritpreet Singh
Sandrick Peter George
Dilraj Mohammad
Arshdeep Singh
Nishan Ghimire
Akhil Kumar Murali
Jagtar Singh
Sarthak Sanjay Gupta
Jayson Nicholas Nazareth
Jashanpreet Singh
Payal Jain
Japreet Singh Oberoi
Mandeep Singh
Angeli Jardin
Olabisi Ganiyat Ogunlola
Maninder Singh
Harpreet Kaur
Nishchay Hakimsingh Pal
Dhimant Talwar
Jitender Kaur
Shashank Pathak
Jugal Dilip Thakurani
Kamalpreet Kaur
Ankit Phogat
Petvin Thomas Varghese
Pawandeep Kaur
Jibin Varghese Rajan
Jeremy Paul Policarpio Tongco
Prabhdeep Kaur
Jesus Emmanuel Salvador Mag-
Piyush Trivedi
Rajvir Kaur
naye Saludo
Betty Ihuoma Udokwe
Sumandeep Kaur
Salika Samreen
Jomon Valiyakara John
Sheku Kemokai
Manpreet Sandhu
Vinciya Varghese
Rishab Khanna
Deepak Sharma
Rohit Verma
Kuljeet Kour
Poojan Sharma
Chamodi Madushika Weerasekara
Manpreet Manpreet
Rahul Sharma
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School of Wine, Beer and Spirits Artisan Distilling _______________ Sonia Balhra Krishna Mohan Gopu Courtney Higham Steffy Johnson Sophia Elizabeth Lovink
Maija Saari, Associate Dean
Aiswarya Nellikkal Devesh Dhiren Pania Rajat Singh Rana
Brewmaster & Brewery Operations Management
_______________ Santiago Hernan Ampudia Vasquez*
Shubham Sura Dean Swick
Marc Baggetta*
Aman Taneja
Marye Anne Chisholm*
Mark Patrick Farrow* Thomas Eduardo Morenzoni* Victor Leonard North* William Panyadeth* Fanor Ruiz Escorcia Nicholas Smith*
Kyla Dewey*
School of Culinary Arts Culinary Management _______________ Teddy Vanessa Arango Mier* Daniel Andres Bejarano Carreno Ivan Clyde Besande Jade Taylor Bridge-Ward* Pooja Chaudhary Chirag Ajay Chhatani* Layne Stuart Connor-Spence Lucas Frederick Michael Dauphin
Maija Saari, Associate Dean
Simran BaljeetSingh Rashi Smith Richard Ruzario* Riya Firdosh Sabawalla Pranta Saha* Daniela Montserrat Sanchez Briseno* Dary Joy Acierto Son*
Culinary Skills
_______________ Marcela Guadalupe Alvarez Cardoso Tarunjot Arora Viviene Villocino Balbarino Jona Acosta Balubar
Pumipatr Tachanaparak
Carlos Jourdan Barbosa Rodriguez
Baking and Pastry Arts
Willard Jr Levantino Camata
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Ethan Tyrese Ford
Anupama Arora
David Eduardo Galvan Faz*
Alejandra Carolina Arroyo Segovia
Deonte Alexia Gardiner*
Mengshan Cai
Shanelle Nicolette Latefah Graham*
Namit Chanchal
Derin John Jacob
Vanessa Jhanne Pecaoco Dazo
Gurpreet Kaur*
Ana Dorsey
Japneet Kaur*
Carol Lynne Downey
Jaspreet Kaur
Braiden Hunter Leney
Cameron Shaun Knowles*
Stephanie Madrid
Atharva Pralhad Lad*
Cherry Mae Pacardo
Sarah Laderas*
Anupriya Patel
Archimedes Marinay Laureta*
Madison Jessica Anne Ruddell
Noemi Balotcopo Lim*
Ma. Kerthyl Jyl Barce Sandigan
Joaquin Alberto Lopez Vargas*
Ishmeet Singh
Vitoria Lunkes Kunrath*
Pushpinder Singh
Thomas Joseph Medeiros
Rohit Singh
Trung Hieu Nguyen*
Ashley Lynne Smithers
Rupeshkumar Ashokkumar Patel
Lorene Hope Walton
Jhenyfere Patricia Payares Alvarez*
Paige Elizabeth Wolbert - Harris
Alexis Penaranda Revamonte Sadick Salahudeen Arun Santhosh Amritpal Singh Brinder Singh Paramdeep Singh Raelyn Louise Smith Jahanzeb Taj Chima Raphael Ugwumba
Nuria Casacuberta Garcia Timmy Grace Dondon Crisostomo Paulo Rogerio D Amaro Naor Dambrowski Pizani Karriyah Joy Morales Dumlao
Sarena Chea
Daniel Andres Gabrie Ayush Mahesh Gajjar Yii Han Christian Moises Lastrado Heradura Harveer Kaur Jashanpreet Kaur Jaspreet Kaur Meenakshi Kaur Taranpreet Kaur Apoorva Khanna Paola Catherine Paredes Medina Tho Thi Be Pham Krystel Alcantara Pineda Paul Vincent Domalaon Puno Falitiana Lafatra Rakotobe
* To be eligible for Niagara Scholar Distinction, the student must be a graduate from a diploma program (at least two years in duration) and achieve a cumulative GPA of 80 per cent or higher in their program. Please Note: Program information was correct at press time. 7
*Niagara Scholar Distinction
W ELCOME TO OUR A LUMNI COMMUNITY! Niagara College would like to welcome the class of 2023 as new members of our 100,000-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, so we can remain in contact and 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.
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O Canada
O Canada
O Canada ! Terre de nos aîeux,
O Canada! Our home and native land
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux !
True patriot love in all of us command.
Car ton bras sait porter l’épée,
With glowing hearts we see thee rise
Il sait porter la croix !
The True North strong and free!
Ton histoire est une épopée
From far and wide, O Canada,
Des plus brillants exploits.
We stand on guard for thee.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
God keep our land glorious and free!
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.