Thursday, June 12, 2025 | 3pm
Niagara College 2024-2025
Board of
Governors
Lora Tisi (Chair) Senior Retail Specialist
Rashmi Biswas (Vice-Chair) Lake and Associates
Janet Allan
Retired Partner, KPMG Canada
Nick Farnell
NC Academic Staff Representative
Linda Franklin
Retired CEO, Colleges Ontario
Matt Giffen
Bench Brewing Company
Poppy Gilliam
District School Board of Niagara
Lynn Guerriero
Niagara Health
Kate Hagen
NC Support Staff Representative
Andrew Harber
Abatement Technologies
Sean Kennedy President, Niagara College
Shane Malcolm
Northeastern University - Toronto
Michael Mann
Lancaster Chown & Welch LLP
Rob Nicholson
Retired Member of Parliament (MP), Niagara Falls
Orel Ruiz
NC Administrative Staff Representative
Maninder Singh
NC Student Representative
Kevin Smith
British Columbia Emergency Health Services
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, Wine, Visitor and Education Centre – featuring student-crafted products from our Teaching Winery, Teaching Brewery and Teaching Distillery – and more!
Driving industry innovation
For the second year in a row, Niagara College was announced as the No. 1 college in Canada for research funding, according to a Research Infosource Inc. report (December 2024); it was the tenth consecutive year that NC has ranked among the top 10. 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 and partnerships. Explore NC International
Knights for life!
We take pride in our alumni community of more than 125,000 strong – and growing! NC graduates are succeeding and leading in Niagara, across Canada and around the world. Explore Alumni Relations
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
Fiona Allan, 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
Fiona Allan, Vice President, Academic
Adam Dusome, Registrar
Charles Voth, Presenter
Presentation of Dean’s Awards
Simeon Tchervenelekov, Paramedic Breanne Smeed, Practical Nursing
Alumni Well Wishes (video presentation)
Closing
Karl Dockstader, Oneida, Bear Clan
Recessional
Health Sciences Sinéad
McElhone, Dean
School of Allied Health Eva Lemak, Associate Dean
Paramedic
Jazztin Ross Palero Agito*
Davis Thomas Alex
Daniel Jacob Altamirano*
Gavin Black*
Carol Ann Booker*
Harlee Dawn Carmichael*
Evelyn Coreas
Madeline Mackenzie Davis*
Hannah Nahalia Day
Hannah Rose Dean*
Benjamin Donald Dillon
Theoktisti Dimaki*
Yasemin Fidan*
Madison Jacqueline Ford*
Eric Daniel Gomes*
Alexis Katrina Lynn Hahn*
Alexander Seldon Hall*
Brent Harrison
Gabriela Stefania Herrera
Rodriguez
Martin Roy Hillis
Isabella Grace House*
Kieran Alexander Inaba*
Suzanne Jessica Kievit
Tessa Madelyn Kievit*
Carter Mathew Laveck
Tyson Ronald William Lewis*
Naomi Abigale Mcdonald*
Zechariah Daniel McMaster*
Kallum Karson Mehlhorn Bradshaw*
John Nguyen*
Michael Jeffery Palardy*
Ashley Marie Phillips*
Erica Colleen Pletsch*
Justin Rylan Pollard*
Zachary Jerzy Raczywolski*
Yvonne Rowena Rith*
Jayda Kathleen Rodrigue*
Carson Jack Rogers
Katelyn Adele Roth
Ashley Elizabeth Rouw*
Emma Rutkowsky-Pivonka*
Adele Imelda Spaan*
Cara Marissa Staples-Mcqueen*
Lincoln Walker Sullivan
Nolan Jason Joseph Tanham*
Abigail Dyane Taylor- Brealey*
Simeon Tchervenelekov*†
Katherine Elise Thomas
Nicolas George Thomas
Mave Grace Vandenbraak*
Antonio Nicholas Vavallo*
Sara Wall*
Peyton Rose White*
Aaron James Winger*
Nathan Yeung*
Community Pharmacy
Assistant
Ayushi Alagiya
Presley Osareniro Alasha
Heera Lakshmi Ammanath
Priya Sanjay Bhatt
Zhayra Belmonte Castillo
Chukwuemeka Favour Ekwealor
Xiang Gao
Manpreet Kaur
Manpreet Kaur
Taranpreet Kaur
Fathimath Hudha Kolakkampara
Sreerag Machingal
Anulika Adaugo Nwaigwe
Helen Chidi Onwuanabisi
Khushi Harshadkumar Patel
Sachin Prasad
Lini Raju
Alyssa Marie Prospero Salazar
Ravjyot Singh
Maria Angela Ocampo Turiano
Vyshnavi Vinaya Kumar Nair
Allison Jean Woytovich
Marika Yamaguchi
Dental Office Administration
Jouhaineh Al Farah
Kristine Bergado Alayon
Fresthel Joy Nino Bataanon
Ashley Anna-Lynn Caldwell
Garima Chopra
Jayla May Dias
Lorranne Denise Duncan
Chloe Wynn Farrow
Robyn Elizabeth Horler
Tammy Howse
Chinenye Adannaya Izunegbu
Kylie Jayne Mackinnon
Barleen Taher Marli
Ava Renee Mcguire
Winnel Lois Garay Naranja
Arvinder Singh
Aesha Mitalkumar Soni
Ama Gyankomah Yeboah
Myhal School of Nursing Courtney Evers, Associate Dean
Practical Nursing
Abshiro Abdi*
Debbie Charlene Acosta De La Fuente*
Avory Jordan Adams
Lyndsay Rebecca Adams
Mariam Al Aido*
Anna Andonovski*
Mery Angelica Ardila
Rodriguez*
Laurel Ellen Bain*
Kaya Emilia Barry
Tanya Isabelle Santos Basterechia*
Tonya Natalie Blagojevic
Natasha Camille Marie Boychuk*
Destiny Ann Brown
Iryna Byedna
Destiny Christa Byers
Tricia Mae Carolino Cacho
Rushlyn Castaneda
Jadeline Audrie Castellvi*
Josephine Galasinao Castillo Laplante
Abigail Faith Isabella Cook*
Emily Madison Creamer
Brianna Daniella Crescenzi*
Opeyemi Afusat Dare*
Lucky Lou Dellota
Lindsay Dockrill*
Mallory Faith Doornekamp
Patricia Anne Doyle*
Marie Vincent Enclonar*
Vinice Joy Estabillo Flores*
Elizabeth Gakuru
Tyissha Gabrielle Gellizeau
Bonnie Jean Hanninen*
Hannah Makayla Hargreaves
Abigail True Hebbard*
Morgan Ann Hudson*
Anisa Ali Hussein
Loila Ibenacho*
Olubunmi Tinuade Jones*
Paulina Kaczmarski*
Arshpreet Kaur
Simranpreet Kaur*
Caitlin Eilish Kelly
Rachel Khairallah
Jasreet kaur Khangura*
Chelsea Christine Krahn
Komal Kunwar*
Aaron Patrick Lafleur*
Reggie Mae Lamatan
Ally Marie Lank*
Lisa Larmond
Soon Sook Lee*
Theresa Dezirae LoStracco
Breanne Evelyn MacDonald*
Mohinder Kaur Marwaha*
Tanaka Mataga
Amanda McLean*
Chloe Jessica Mcmillan
Adam Nathaniel Meijaard*
Dawn Milne
Princess Juliet Momodu
Meghan Adeline Mooren*
Chiman Moradi
Starr Irepita Morka
Amanda Maryanne Morningstar
Ester Mukarurema
Katia Ncuti Ntakirutimana*
Nelson Odinakachukwu Ngere
Latifa Ali Osman
Hale Ozbilge*
Paula May Paguyo
Mae Anne Perilla*
Julie Christianne Proulx
Colby Robert Race
Tegpaul Singh Raina
Maria Guadalupe Ramirez
Damian
Saroj Rani*
Dalia Rees*
Ashley Marie Robbins*
Nicholas Paul Anthony Rocca*
Brent Douglas Rolfe*
Ushmila Sawh*
Kassandra Lee Severinsky
Priti Sharma
Gurdeep Singh*
Breanne Smeed*†
Alexandria Rose Smith
Madison Mariah Smith
Laura Soares Garcia
Stephanie Sohail
Andrea Darlene Solis Vargas*
Manpreet Kaur Somal
Valerie Anne Sotomayor*
Madison Elizabeth Stevens
Aneta Bernadetta Synos*
Chelsea Connor Szerepi
Emmanuella Naa Ameley Tagoe
Elizabeth Taiwo*
Calvin Frank Teminski
Taylor Michelle Terweeme*
Jennifer Thomas
Taylor Thompson
Maja Tonkovic*
Carmen Rosa Villca Layme*
Kelsey Elizabeth Volzke*
Amy Waugh*
Danica Dagadag Yangot*
Personal Support Worker
Michaella Naa Yaborkor Abbey
Aaliyah Nicola Abrams
Aderonke Mary Adebisi
Taiwo Toyin Adediji
Oluwaseun Tunmise Adejumo
Feyisayo Adeola Adekoya
Adedamola Abdulahi Adetona
Shaina Tacderan Agcanas
Shaira Tacderan Agcanas
Maria Eliza Agpalza Agpaoa
Tricia Lee Allen
Khalid I. M. Alshaer
Benedict Joseph Lontoc
Anniversario
Jacqueline Chinwenwa Aririguzo
Savannah Atule Arsenue
Suvarna Arumatha Sundharan
Rosary Agbonmerele Asazobor
Ann Frances Veluz Barrosa
Albert Halog Benjamin
Ritika Bishowkarma
Jame Darlene Castor Boadilla
Edward Boakye Ansah
Winny Layne Kub-Aron Calubaquib
Chonnalie Porteria Canoy
Jerica Angeleigh Wenceslao Carreon
Vanessa Amborgo Casama
Gelyn Padero Castillo
Alex Denver Razon Catapang
Bryan Brendon Barredo Crisologo
Catherine Cuarto
Anne Therese Fortaleza Dagooc
Catherine Joyce Solomon Damalerio
Cassandra Margaret Jane Dayman
Theodore Davis Dinark
Maria Esperanza Leonardo Docuyanan
Tabitha Dsouza
Monique Nicola Duncan
Basiru Bidemi Duromola
Lincy Mae Villarino Econg
Joy Elom
Onyinye Jacintha Emeka
Esther Ifeoma Emeye
Ebuka Godwin Eze
Nneka Chioma Ezeike
Jasper-Jay Fajardo
Adesewa Morenikeji Gbadamosi
Maria Rachael Gbadebo
Emily Ilona Gofton
Kayla Marie Gray
Alexander Robert Bailey Hastings
Rizza Lorraine Dela Rea
Hernandez
Divine Ibeh
Oyewole Idowu Olanrewaju
Amarachi Benedicta Ihenekwe
Olumese Peter Irebhude
Elohor Jennifer Itimi
Precious Ihunaanyachi Iwunze
Ezinne Odinakachi Izevbekhai
Anu Kakkuzhiyil Paul
Amal Kallummolayil Kumaran
Karamjeet Kaur
Pirtpal Kaur
Simarjeet Kaur
Yeon Hee Kim
Maria Kouvelas
Benedicta Adoley Kpakpo-Atsem
Trisha Bausin Kumar
Yooree Kwon
Hammed Olalekan Lateef
Daisy Tabangcura Linang
Justice Adewale Majekadegbe
Rajwinder Kaur Malhi
Ibrahim Mohammad Walid
Mansour
Shaira Mel Martinez
Jeremy Maxwell
Renalyn Maguad Montinola
Arjean Calaramo Montoya
Veraline Nneka Nsorigwe
Anthonia Tochukwu Nweke Ilozue
Bukola Feyikemi Ojo-Durodola
Hannah Anuoluwa Oluwaseyi Oke
Clara Chisom Okwara
Olayinka Rebecca Oluremi
Rose Marieth Suzara Omambac
Perpetual Oparah
Grace Orwa
Jovita Oduwa Osagie
Peace Osayuware Osemwengie
Abimbola Monsura Osereme
Lorraine Gonzales Pabilona
Jieun Park
Dhairya Rakeshkumar Patel
Tammy Patriarca
Mary Kate Compuesto Ponce
Sreelekshmi Prasannakumar
Scott Rankin
Acadia Lyanne Rogers
Lina Saji
Bhumika Sardana
Selmy Sebastian
Anmolpreet Singh Sekhon
Karthika Shaji
Kavia Sharma
Roxanne Charm Gualberto
Sibayan
Jamieneth Maceda Tan
Boby Thomas
Honey Elizabeth Thomas
Averie Jayde Thompson
Vanessa Gapoy Ting
Cindy Lorena Torres
Nhi Trang Thi Tran
Cherry Marie Naga Trangia
Irine Treesa
Emmanuel Chukwudi Uchegbu
Vivian Ngozi Udeh
Uchenna Nwando Umekwe
Cheenee Serrano Usita
Dexter Deen Orque Valdez
Shavneet Kaur Virk
Zhixia Wei
Claire Emily Helen White
Mark Anthony Williams
Delma Xavior
* 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 2025 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 a weekend of activity in November. Make sure your information is updated!
niagaracollege.ca/reuknighted