Langara College Co n vo c at i o n
2012
Welcome to Langara College’s 46th Annual Convocation Ceremonies. Thank you for joining us as we commemorate the achievements of the graduating class of 2012. Convocation is one of the most important ceremonial occasions in the College’s academic year. It is the day that the College officially confers degrees, associate degrees, diplomas, certificates, and citations, transforming graduands into graduates. With symbols and traditions, Convocation honours their pursuit of higher learning. Congratulations to our graduates and best of luck in the future!
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About L angar a college Langara has provided quality university-level education in Metro Vancouver for over 40 years. We started as part of Vancouver City College in 1965 and became an independent public college under the Provincial College and Institute Act on April 1, 1994. Today, Langara is one of BC’s leading postsecondary institutions. We are known for quality student-centric education and progressive programming. We provide University, Career, and Continuing Studies programs and courses to more than 23,000 students annually.
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Table of Contents President’s Message
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Board’s Message
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Academic Regalia
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Credentials Granted
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National Anthem
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June 6 - 10:00 am Ceremony
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Graduation Award Recipients
16-17
Graduation with Distinction
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June 6 - 2:00 pm Ceremony
20-22
June 7 - 10:00 am Ceremony
23-25
June 7 - 2:00 pm Ceremony
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Program Advisory Committees
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Convocation Wayfinder
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General Information
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Alumni Benefits 33 www.langara.bc.ca
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First and Foremost
Message from the president
On behalf of the Langara community, I would like to
Thank you for choosing Langara. We are proud to have
congratulate the graduating class of 2012. This year’s
been your partner in learning and encourage you to remain
convocation ceremonies include the inaugural graduating class
connected. I invite you to return often, stay involved with the
from our Bachelor of Recreation Management Program.
College, and let us know of your accomplishments. We know
Today we celebrate and recognize your commitment, successes,
there will be many.
and achievements. Each of you has charted a different path
Again, congratulations and best wishes for a most successful
to arrive at this milestone, and we hope you take the time
future.
to reflect on the experience, from the friendships to the knowledge you have gained. As you embark on the next stage of your life, have confidence that during your time at Langara you have acquired the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful. With that momentum, you can now excel at what lies ahead. Embrace your potential and the unlimited possibilities.
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David G. Ross, Ph.D. President and CEO
Langara College Board of Governors. From left to right: Brian McGibney, David Bowra, Mark Smith, Zdenka Buric, Teresa Lu, Kwin Grauer, David Ross, Muneori Otaka, Ross Clark, Gerda Krause, Dennis Dineen (Chair), Megahn McCarthy. Missing: Anne Lippert (Vice-Chair).
Message from the Board of Governors The Board of Governors wishes to convey congratulations to
You are always welcome at Langara and we hope you will
our 1,400 graduates.
look to us again in the future as you continue your journey of
Convocation is a tribute to your academic accomplishments as
lifelong learning.
well as an opportunity to acknowledge those who supported you during your studies. We also wish to express our
Dennis Dineen
appreciation: thank you for your contributions to Langara.
Chair, Board of Governors
You are a big part of what makes us the leading undergraduate college in British Columbia. New challenges and opportunities await you and we wish you every success. Whatever direction you choose, whatever decision you make, we hope your Langara education and experience serve you well.
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Academic Regalia
It is traditional for graduands and faculty to wear academic regalia at convocation ceremonies Academic regalia has its history in the academic costumes of 14th and 15th century universities in England, particularly Oxford and Cambridge. The style of academic regalia reflects the type of credential and institution that awards it. At Langara College, the President wears our institutional regalia, a green gown with orange accents. Faculty members wear regalia of the university from which they obtained their highest credential. Our graduands wear black mortarboards and gowns with either a hood or tippet in the following colours: Bachelor of Nursing – Purple Hood Bachelor of Business Administration – Red Hood Bachelor of Recreation Management – Turquoise Hood All other credentials – Rust and Green Tippet
Credentials Gr anted Langara College grants a variety of credentials including bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees, diplomas, certificates, and citations.
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National Anthem O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons 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.
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June 6, 2012 - 10:00 am ceremony
The Graduands
National Anthem
Faculty of arts
O Canada
Associate of Arts
Opening Remarks and Welcome
Jasneel Kaur Akalirai
Martin Gerson Vice-President, Academic & Provost
Rhea Angela Pabia
President’s Address
Kelly Jean Andrews
David Ross President & CEO
Pamela Ruth Balikis
Message from Langara College Board Kwin Grauer Board Member
Message from Langara College Faculty Lynn Carter President, Langara Faculty Association
Presentation of Awards David Ross
Governor General’s Collegiate Bronze Medal Langara College Graduate Excellence Award (Career) - Laura Markle Langara College Graduate Excellence Award (Arts and Science) - Katerina Slater Convocation Address
Alcantara
Joshua Ekwal Basra Marko Basta Kristen Lynn Beers Sarah Helene Beley Anna Sarah Benke Lea Teresa Castillo Bitu Chakma Wai-Choi Chan Peter Man Hsien Chen Teng-Wei Chi Ayaka Cho Chanah Cho Gaining Gary Cho Ada Chow Diane Bae Youle Chow Jesica Chu Brittany Bikyew Chung Georgia Ruth Clayton
Presentation of Graduates
Mika Rain Collins
Dan Thorpe Dean of Continuing Studies
Jennifer Ann Connelly
Closing Remarks Martin Gerson
Kiley Gwynn Macleod Crossby Jai Danyal Teresa Ann Dettling Shenul Dhalla Jennifer Du Joshua Elezam Sarah Annabella Fix Christina Palma Fu Manami Fukuda Fatima Gregoria Galicia Chantelle Gates Mikhail Geyne Lindsay Anne Horbulyk Augustus Kong Lone Hsieh Christine An-Ting Huang
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Amy Alexandra Jaworsky Arvin Kier Escanilla Joaquin Amar Johl Andrea Elisabeth Jones Maria Kaminosono Chelse Kirchmayer Yuria Kojima Victoria Kosmaty Shelly Sheatle Kumar Ryota Kurosawa Christine Fae La Riviere David Jing-Weih Lam Veronica Lanji Zenith Sofia Lawrey David Tuan Le Shaobo Lin Ching-Lin Lo Hok Man Lo Michelle Leigh McDonald Shokouh Montazerhojat Tess Marie Moore Christiana Michelle Murray Catherine Alexandra Neufeld Carson Sie Hong Ng Karen Pui Yan Ng Quyen Duc Ngo Troy Nicholas Ocol Kathryn Liane Ogloff Freya Denise Olson Hiroshi Onose Janna Lynn Pansegrau Jillian Alexandra Pukesh Keiran Florence Rankin Simon Ruperto Shalini Pritika Sen Claire Shannon-Akiwenzie Vicky Ko-Wei Shih Jerry Singh Brendan Eric Smith Colin Edward Smith Jesse Taylor Spicer Katelon Meredith Starre
Lejla Karamesic
Pamela Deborah Sveinson
Youngwook Suh
Maxwell Alexander Knowlan
Neda Nina Taghaddosi
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN ENGLISH
Alice Kim Sweeney
Eric Kwa
Stephanie Kyla Taylor
Maxwell William Archie
Nikki Yuen Kiu Tong
Sammy Shui Wai Kwan
Chi Wen Ting
Aaron Chan
Michelle Wai Yin Tsang
Karendeep Lambranda
Karen Michelle Van Es
David Eduardo Cruz
Karine Marie Lavoie (2003)
Anshul Varshney
Deanna Woo
Serena Kelly Wong
Mirela Lemes
Natasha Wahi
Jihye Yun
Ning Li
John Jacob Wiebe
Eli Jacob Zbar
Crystal Lai Tim Ling
Christa Ho Man Wong
Aillison Shaunt Liu
Jennifer Marie Wong
Kristine Ann Lorenzo
Vincent Chi Wong
Shannon Kathleen Love
Michael Alan Wood
Cheng Choo Lu
Clarissa Ting Chun Wu
Timothy Kwan Shun Luk
Brian Yip
Ho Hang Ma
Lian Zhang
Andrea Gianna Stucchi
Maria Laura Tulli
DIPLOMA IN ARTS AND SCIENCE Marta Andrea Aldana Ruth Minda Andrews Miyuki Araki Jennifer Lynne Arneson Sonia Bhatia Navneet Singh Bhatti Fredalyn Anne Brotonel Camille Cabatuando Charmaine Marie Cagampan Hoilok Leon Chan Yiwen Chen Brenda Cheng Man Yi Cheng Natasha Cuzner Alisa Nicole Dalhuisen Alissa Jennifer Marie Derrick Yann Andre Desponds Riel Amanda Eden Benjamin Jude Etienne Navkesh Ghumman Victor Amados Gomes (1992) Nicole Julia Grunfeld Michael Stephen Mann Gunion Scott George Campbell Haig Generosa Oraa Hernandez Carly Somar Irons Sumeet Kumar Jassal Nawaz Nizar Jetha Kamolrat Jinaphant Shentel Sandya Jit
Sukhjinder Mand Veena Claudia Mudaliar Erin Victoria NewmanRenwick Jeffrey Yan Kwong Ng Anna Nguyen Nicholas John Alexander Patterson Brenda Ivonne Pazos Gonzalez
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN CANADIAN STUDIES Michael Philip Caparas Kevin Edward Caslor Ryan Alan Erwin
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN CREATIVE WRITING Christopher Stefan Geddert Hannah Ruth Hardy
Cher Shen Ian Phang (1992)
Erica Leigh Huntley
Gurshaan Powar
Kelsey Christine Savage
Pascal Jean Brandon Prele
DIPLOMA IN ARTS AND SCIENCE (ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES) Heather Louise Johnson Shane Rigter
CITATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Kristen Lynn Beers Christine Maria Kesler Evan Chase Meister Brenda Ivonne Pazos Gonzalez Naoko Shiratori
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN FAMILY STUDIES Jenny Huynh
DIPLOMA IN ARTS AND SCIENCE (FAMILY STUDIES)
Anahita Rashedi
DIPLOMA IN GENER AL EDUCATION
Paul Cameron Rosberg
Maureen Meng-Jung Chou
Chelsey Leigh Scott
Inderpreet Singh Lohcham
Georgia Jeanne Sessions
R James O’Dea
Carmen Sham
Eric John Schweizer
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN L ATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Anita An-Dai Shih
Shengzhen Wu
Richard Junior Gomez-Willis
Wilson Chapman Shing
Peng Fei Xia
Garrett Charles Kean
Xing Li Qi
Lauren Patricia Matthews
Devashish Shrestha Tami Maria Siano Hashaun Singh Biljana Sitnicic Polina Skvortsova Elizabeth Mary Yvonne Steves
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ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES El No
DIPLOMA IN ARTS AND SCIENCE (PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES)
Ryan James Trimble Yumi Wakayama
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN GENER AL BIOLOGY Ben Leyland
Carmen Chan
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY
Tania Suzanne Ehret
Naoko Shiratori
Cameron Michael Albert Hick Birgit Lueck Robyn Lee Savage Emma Louise Swan
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN WOMEN’S STUDIES Tara Wing Ah Chee Balbina Victoria Olkiewicz
DIPLOMA IN ARTS AND SCIENCE (WOMEN’S STUDIES) Maninder Sidhu
Faculty of Science ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE Michel Andre Philippe Chabot-Gaspe Derek Cho Karishma Mirchu Harpalani Jusmele Kaur Heir Bethany Hunter
Hira Shahid Mark Richard Sullivan
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Nicole Janette Smith
Miriam Jane Arden
Tatiana Valeska Zamorano-
Kristy Lee Babiy
Henriquez
Sonia Kaur Badyal Shelby Nicole Challoner
Yong Zhen Chen
Kaitlin Georgia Dunn
Jason Neville Ross
DIPLOMA IN ARTS AND SCIENCE (ASIAN STUDIES)
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN ECOLOGY
Jessica Marie Chan
Kasey Leeann Moran
Yang-Te David Chen
Tracy Debra Wotten
Teng-Wei Chi Ken Tsuruta
CITATION IN ECOLOGY Elizabeth Mary Yvonne Steves
CERTIFICATE IN ARTS AND SCIENCE (ENGINEERING)
Penny Pei Shan Chiu Yoko Fukasawa Kylie Alexandra Goldstein Stephanie Lynn Hart Darleen Faye Hildebrandt Jacquelyn B.K. Ho Sharon Ho Wai Ting Wendy Hon
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN COMMERCE & BUSINESS STUDIES
Delaney Arleta Jean Hoole
Rameez Maher Al Aghbar
Lora Christina Jansepar
Ernest Hon Him Chan
Purnima Joshi
Tara Lynn Indseth Yumiko Izumi
Katelyn Elizabeth Kendall
Sunghoon Suh
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN HEALTH SCIENCES
DIPLOMA IN ARTS AND SCIENCE (COMMERCE)
Kelsey Cheyenne Lacusta
Jayme-Anne Diosana Canotal
Amanda Mary John
Karl Lee
Suzette Aquino Hernandez
Tuan Minh Le
Kimberley Po Chee Liang
Andrew Masaru Higo
Rose Phan
Jennifer Sun Young Lim
Sujin Kang
Chun Wei Lin
Mehrab Kooner
Laura Anne Markle
Galina Korchanova
Collette Mattei
Mina Lee
Kayleigh Anne Meredith
Sunyoung Park
Arlene Dela Fuente Ordonez
Zhen Yu Shi
Stephanie Lynn Pearce
Michelle Wong
Caitlyn May Pottinger
Adrian Christopher Lenhardt
Melissa Dawn Patton
Shamim Ara
Peter Chung
Chang-Jung Lin
Ines Moran
Ascanio Rachelle Aquino
Saidi Chen
Raphael Lagoutin (2000)
Samantha Lynn Lukban
Michelle Charlene Anderson-
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Eun Jeong Kim
Xi Yuan Kevin Liu
DIPLOMA IN ARTS AND SCIENCE (ABORIGINAL STUDIES)
DIPLOMA IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN ASIAN STUDIES
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCES
- Pomeroy
Faculty of Social Sciences & Management
DIPLOMA IN ARTS AND SCIENCE (HEALTH SCIENCES: ARTS) Leila Tai Marie Fraser Annabelle Lee Taran Singh Mundie
Ortal Yosef
Monica Yick Mung Lam
Helen Claire Schikkerling
CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION ASSISTANT
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN GEOGR APHY
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Stephanie Tran
Duncan Cass Alexander
Jessica Lacey Antkiw
Lydia Carolina Alvarado
Elaine Heather Villeda
Christine Ann Anderson
Harneet Kaur Bal
Catherine Demetre
Timothy Ao
Heather Lynn Marie Balch
Melissa Lynn Birnie
Shilo Britton
Alison Liette Chadwick
Nidia Kimberly Carriel
Haley Celest Whittaker
Viviane W.K. Chan
Stevie Raeann Frew
Chun Yu Wong
Dorothy Ye Jing Chiu
Dylan Nowosad
Bonnie Sin Ting Cheung
Melanie Karen Yeung
Elzbieta Cieslar
Susana Orozco Escobell
Joanne Emily Etienne
Landon Craven
Jordan Bram Pelzman
Robert James Grigat
Leigh Crawford
Alex John Schollen
Sarah Christina Ho
Maria Pauline De Leon-
Shea Marc Teixeira
Fiona Huang
Liv Gabriel Waldorf
Jennifer Elizabeth Laing
Hartarinder Kaur Dhillon
Alfred Sik Fai Wong
Justin Chi-Hin Lui
Rebecca Alice Farquharson
Randy Yuen
Piper Moncrief MacLeod
Amy Chi Kuan Pun
Wainwright
CITATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION POST BASIC Lisa Ann Arruda
McRae
Hoppington
Moreno
Sheila Farrales
Michael Maniotis
Carol Lynn Gomez
Allayne Elizabeth McGowan
Stephen James Greenfield
David Takwah Ng
Lai Yee Hsien
Megan Marguerite Per
Nazneen Mahrukh Khan
Ava Margaret Ruth Russell
Kathleen Miriam Lehan
Catherine Valerie Sehn
Chanel Marion McKibbon
Katerina Amelia Slater
DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION ASSISTANT CO-ORDINATED
Paula Adrienne Muscardin
Sara Kimberley Tam
Melissa Cabido Pereira
Yui Tashima
Pascal Genevieve Schram
Brittany Vanessa Taylor
Duncan Cass Alexander
Elon King Tao Suen
Ella Mae Pantua Tiamzon
Timothy Ao
Dionne Tremblay (2011)
Yuka Urawa
Viviane WK Chan
Samantha Jane Watson
Emmileen Ashlin Dayia Wale
Lena Chow Cindy Chu (2002) Karen-Jot Kaur Dhaliwal Doris Elena Johnson (2007) Kristine Vicki Lee Kristine Joy Yuson Lim
Leigh Crawford
Nicholas Wang-Tretiak
Sheila Farrales
Janet Maureen Watts
Kathleen Miriam Lehan
Robert Earle White
Mandy Nadine Nider
Johnny Chen-Hao Wu
Francois Palay
Erica Yagi
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Continuing Studies Certificate Programs
Advanced Accounting
Peter Liang
Wai San Au Yeung
Christopher Lum
Computer Skills for the Office
Digital Film Production
Hui Guo
Susan Miller
David Chew
Melanie Faye Dias
Yan Li
Ronald Myers
Gabriela De Oliveira
Alison Evin
Paul Nikitin
Daniel Nagtegaal
Iveta Dobias
Kimberly Gow
Ken Suen
Daniel J. Nakaoka
Robert Johnson
Wesley Houston
Qing (Grace) Tang
Vladan Nojkovic
Lise T. Mercier
Raymond Jubinville
Winnie Li Wen Wen
Michael N. Pama
Norelyn Tan
Andrew Ming
Maria Cecilia Paulita L Pama
David Wu
James O’Brien
Theresa Ann Parent
Teboho Samuel Tseuoa
Darian Vincent
Cr anial Sacr al Ther apy
Documentary Film Production
Sue J. Caithness
Hamid Abdolkarimi
Corinne Gerber
Tatiana Balashova
Nicole Gross
Ayelet Ben-Menahem
Jeffrey B. Harvie
Nikki Meteea Koutochilis
Adele Kafer
Ana Cristina Mateescu
Tina Marie Puddister
Camille McLellan
Lynn Wittenberg
Michele McLeod
Advanced Project Management Eric Aderneck Tim Anderson Christine Avramovic Colin Ayin Cherry Blaber William Noel Blakely Bob Brennert Darren Brown Denise Brown Eugenia Yi-Ching Chen
Jennifer Pelletier Kevin Norman Preston Amornthep Sachdev Geeta Shinde Sarah J Thorn Luis Villasenor Kelly Worms Andrew Tsung-Ling Wu Justin Yau Dean S. Zehner
Hussain Dhanani
Communication and Ideation Design
Ryan Fales
Dave Aquino
Jonathan Fane
Gavin Grant Castle
Bruce Fowler
Erica-May Chan
Alexander Fung
Diana Griffin
Puneet Gill
James Koh
Randy Grixti
Michael Eric Landon
Justine Herman
Daria Lanz
Alvina Ho
Fiona McQuillan
Priya Chetty
Jing Jiang Paula Keats Teresa Kwan
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Database Developer Mario Cobuzzi Luis Javier Fonseca Uriba Joshua Christopher Pablo John Wright Thornton Mingang (Frank) Zhu
Lorien Nesbitt
Electronic Media Design
Expressive Arts Ther apy
Charlene Dumas
Timothy Neil Brewer
Stefanie Sophia Dyakowska
Joseph Dawson Cordingley
Merve Ayomak
Cassandra C. Smith
Savanna Franklyn
Silvinia Da Conceicao
Leah Bancroft
Kim Balke
Rebecca Hughes
Charleen Derzak
Alessandro Biavati
Bronwen Burton
Carmen Lee
Susan Edelstein
Carlos Alberto Canizares
Heather L. J. Frayne
Grace Y. W. Woo Li
Richard Galawan
Hanna Eskelin
Matias Hacker
Gabriela Pelayo Nava
Rayma Hagan
Vivian Fung
Joey Mallett
Monique Teate
Ilan Heller
Jason Kavanagh
Heidi McCurdy
Behnaz Toossi
Paul Hogan
Ljiljana Majkic
Joan Sutherland
Trevor Nelson
Grace Yuen
Integr ative Energy Healing
Gener al Business
Terri Sat Beant Bishop
Carol Martin
Jacqueline Brind-Dickson
Robert Shaw
Eva Chrostowski
Cameron Strandberg Kevin Tidalgo
Electronic Music Production Robert Allen Dang
Gener al Business Management
Junshuo Hou
Ekaterina Carr
Derek Johansson
Rafael Soedarjo
Kayvan Paymani
Beth Southwell
Yikkiu Tsun
Chao Xu
Nicholas Blanchard
Jiefu Wang
Image Consultant Farhat Aftab
Suzanne Duclos Katharina Federer Heather V. Grant Marie Harlow Douglas Hilton Christine Houtman Nancy Elizabeth Jenness Heather London Karen Lynne McCullough Catherine McNeil Leah Nilsen Jodi Percival Sherran Louise Pickering Venta Ruta Rutkauskas Jocelyn Wallace Debra Winter
Eric (Hao Che) Hou Lisa Marie Krebs Arun Kumar Misha Lauenstein William Law Ophilia Law Marcella Leong Mandy Leung Deirdre Martin Douglas Miller Vicki Murray Linda Marisol Pinzon Joseph Plana Amitesh Ram Imran Rauf Debbie Vicente Roque Melanie Scott Lisa Sessoms Chris Shri Krishna Martina Sun Heidi Winsemann Doi-Tai Wong
Management Skills Matthew Baker Allison Lyn Bourne
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Professional Bookkeeper
Cuong Le
Shu Ling Wu
Shahzana Naqqash
Medical Spa Aesthetic
Elsie Leung
Melissa Yang
Maxine Schalles
Asami Aranoo
Vivian Lew
Rendy Yim
Baharak Tolouei
Irene Arnett
Helen Li
Yuen Ying (Agnes) Yip
Lucy Ran Wei
Xin Hua Bao
Jieyu Liang
Jihye Gina Yu
Alex Ramon Barlaan
Photogr aphy
Steven Liu
Xiu Mei Zhang
Tabatha Besler
Hoi Lam Karen Lo
Lan (Lacey) Zhang
Wenhuan Zhang
George Caetano
Angela K.N. Loewen
Wei Wei (Vivian) Zhang
Lyrio Castro
Denise Ching Wah Lui
Zong Ying (Emily) Zheng
Chih Yuan Chen
Tatiana Maranda
David Chew
Svetlana Mazur
Janet Dewar
Maria Teresa Millete
Iveta Dobias
Violet Fikile Mlangeni
Trisha Evans
Hitomi Nagasawa
Graciano Bulado Fernandez
Lamberta M Neels
Arwyn Gierak
Carla Olle
Kelly Gordon
Bernice Marie O’Shea
Diana Green
Teresita Parayno
Maricel Hernandez
Abby Parsons
Damayanthi Hewapathirane
Marlene Patterson
Laurie Hill
Tanja Popovic
Jim Hsieh
Marcia Bella Ramirez
Kevin Fu Chen Hsieh
Gulay Rauf
Cuijun Hu
Susana Samson
Ellen Chia-Li Hung
Qaisera Shahzad
Lisa Jay
Naman Sinha
Tana Jennings
Jing Zhao Sun
Robert Johnson
Neelam Swann
Christella Juniarti
Ivy Tan
Rowena Li Tieng Kong
Emily Tang
Lynn Krefting
Carol Ting
Masako C. Kuwata
Norberta Vitug
Nimet Ladha
Yukiko Vlasman
Minaz Ladha
Mariya Vysotskaya
Jacqueline Wing Man Lai
Jinmei (Jenny) Wang
Jessica Lau
Michelle (Hong) Wang
James Lavoie
Carisa Willems
Lynne Lawrie
Renu Wong
Professional Accounting Wai San Au Yeung Vivian Wing Yan Chiu Diana Han Jiao Mei (Selina) Liao Craig Murata Dudu Shu Jenny Yung Yung Sung Lisa Van Koll Kenneth Wong Andrea Wu Shao Li Yan Xiao Xia Susan Zhou
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Professional Bookkeeper - ESA Shahnaz Akbari Robert Sy Hien Ang Luminita Biris Monroe Curioso Ricardo Gaitan Emad Maher Gorgui Nessim Ming Guo Chao Ying He Huong Le Xueqi Li Wen Liu Zhen Liu Fang Lu Mandana Malek Maryam Rabi-Zadeh Erika Saeki Gladis Salguero Abbas Tabyanian Hwan Tee Tey Nora Vassallo Wen Qing (Wendy) Xu Ping (Annie) Zhang Gulnora Zubkova
Professional Building Manager
Shiatsu Ther apy
Web Publisher
Yoga Teacher Tr aining
Lisa Kaczmarek
Elizabeth Faulkner
Jill Bailey
Kenneth Samual Anderson
Kaori Maruyama
Alixandre Golgoni
Tia Ball
Elsa Carvajal
Scott Poole
Holly Hames
Lisa Emily Boaz
Chris Denny
Annay Slabikowska
Mark Havro
Courtney Louise Carnrite
Soonhee (Suni) Keiko Hwang
Vivian Sim Choy
Vitaly Lazovskih
Natasha Clarke
Jenny Lee
Harinder Kaur Dhahan
Jocelyn Minns
Anne Frances Dobbie
Sandra Mudd
Laurie Haynes
Ilana Perry
Sharmin Hirji
Katherine Pratt
Bonnie Horan
Zuzana Sykorova
Kendra Diane Jones
Serenia Kien Yee Tam
Vesna Karamani
Eugenia Teng
Cindy Wynn Kolding
Koon Wai Angus
Susan Angela Lightheart
Professional Dog Walker
Social Housing Management
Meri Bellopede
Sophena Shandler
Anna Po Yin Chan Victor Ho Wah Lam Pamela Wilson
Spa Ther apy and Holistic Massage Shanice Blake
Propert y Management Joseph Belliveau Sam Burlo Tae Yoon Chi Maria Anna Cuyegkeng Glenn Hunchak Jeffrey Lam Alvin Ying Chih Lin Georgi Poliusuk Horace Shay Mei Kei Yu
Uyen Ton
Web Developer/ Open Source Kenneth Sun Koon Wai Angus Wong
Web Marketing Tamara Billingsley Michael Chan Jennifer Harder Cheryl Minns
Wong
Lisa Martin Andrea Dawn Mason Stephanie Anne Robertson Maryam Safa Laura Sampson Manjit Thandi Laurel Thiessen Alexander Shay Topaze
Public Relations
Sasha M Vandekerkhove
Mara Gabriela de Lucca
Debra Westendrop
Real Propert y Analyst Daniel Larsen
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Graduation Award Recipients Langara College would like to recognize the following graduands for their outstanding academic achievements and commitment to community service.
Sarah Chui
Laura Johnstone
Laura Markle
Nursing
Business Administration
Early Childhood Education
Presidents Medal BSN,
Presidents Medal BBA
Governor General’s Collegiate
Langara College
Bronze Medal, Langara College
Graduate Excellence,
Graduate Excellence award,
Bachelor’s Degree
Diploma (Career)
Sarah earned the highest grade point
A natural leader in and out of the
Laura is a remarkable student who has
average of any student in a bachelor’s
classroom, Laura is a positive team
epitomized dedication throughout her
degree program this year, and she
player who will be a strong addition
work this year. She continually strives
is being honoured with two awards.
to any business organization. She
to deepen her understanding of the
Students and faculty alike know her for
distinguished herself this year during
complex issues that surround working
her caring and compassionate nature
her capstone business strategy project
with children and their families, and she
and for her commitment to her patients.
by performing insightful professional
is well respected among her peers. Laura
Through her dedication to the pursuit
analysis, effectively communicating
is a thoughtful leader who plans to
of theoretical knowledge and the
key findings, and providing actionable
continue her education in child care and
application of it to client care, Sarah is a
recommendations. Her goals for the
to be an advocate for children.
role model to her peers.
future include working in the tourism industry to promote British Columbia.
Katerina Slater
Lisa Wagner
Ricky Tu
Psychology
Social Service Worker
Social Service Worker
Langara College Graduate,
Lieutenant Governor’s Silver
Langara College Graduate
Excellence award
Medal, Langara College
Excellence award (Certificate)
(Arts & Science)
Lieutenant Governor’s medal recipient award
Katerina, who has been praised by
Lisa is recognized both for her academic
Ricky achieved the highest cumulative
her instructors as a “model student”,
achievements and for her outstanding
grade point average of any student
earned the highest cumulative grade
contributions to her community. She
in a one-year certificate program. His
point average in a two-year arts and
is committed to helping disadvantaged
outgoing personality and positive
science program. She is passionate
women and their families, and plans
nature, along with his intuitiveness,
about psychology as well as helping
to continue her work in the Downtown
curiosity, and genuine desire to help
people, and her goal is to continue her
Eastside with the Women Against
others, make Ricky an exceptional
education at UBC before becoming a
Violence Against Women crisis centre.
community ambassador.
psychotherapist.
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Graduation with Distinction We congratulate the following graduands who achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.67 or greater in the final half of their program:
Deanne Christine Abrams
Sarah Josephine Chui
Kylie Alexandra Goldstein
Sally Brook Alexander
Tasha-Marie Rene Clarke
Carol Lynn Gomez
Sheena Anne Anderson
Jason Tyler Clift
Stephen James Greenfield
Reggie Zachary Distor Antasuda
Leigh Crawford
Leslie Grenier
Jessica Lacey Antkiw
Marion Wallis Cross
Jennica Helen Grienke
Jodi Heather Appleton
Janelle Marie Currie
Nicole Julia Grunfeld
Miriam Jane Arden
Michaella Juliana Gisele Daillet
Lisa Hansen
Anne Elizabeth Astle
Linda Dao
Zara Haque
Karenjit Kaur Athwal
Maria Pauline De Leon-McRae
Alanna Richelle Hardinge-Rooney
Samuel Au
Emily Margaret Dechant
Stephanie Lynn Hart
Kristy Lee Babiy
Ramanjit Kaur Dhudwal
Mark Cecil Harvey
Steinunn Jonsdottir Benjaminsson
Leslie Waiyee Dos Remedios
Jennifer Michelle Hong
Courtney Christine A. Bercan
Baljit Dosanjh
Delaney Arleta Jean Hoole
Sonia Bhatia
Brookley Jenny Duncan
Heming Chan Hopkins
Brian Patrick Bockos
Teresa Jane Eckford
Andrea Patricia Houssin
Shilo Britton
Ryan Alan Erwin
Jeremiah Joseph James Humphrey
Stephanie Busayong
Sheila Farrales
Nicola Humphrey
Angeli Capitulo
Rhea Lauren Fedorchuk
Leona Sui-Ling Hwang
Paula Robina Maria Casorso
Emily Chung Yee Fong
Christine Michelle Jackman
Satwinder Kaur Chahal
Lindsey Ryan Fraser
Jane-Marie James
Aaron Chan
Sheila Nanette Chibi Frayne
Amy Alexandra Jaworsky
Viviane W.K. Chan
Alison Rita Gares
Heather Louise Johnson
Chantelle Sabina Chandra
Chantelle Gates
Laura Ann Johnstone
Yao Tien Chang
Linda Margaret Gillan
Shizuka Kai
Jo-Anne Chilton
Jared John Gnam
Yinghua Kang
Flora Hoi Ying Chiu
Sarah Erica Berman Goble
Tiffaney Joyce Kelman
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Ka Young Maria Kim
Laura Anne Markle
Selina Yin-Man Tang
Lisa Nicole Kirby
Steven Mehai
Daniel Joseph Telado
Robert Oscar Koch
Polina Tzetzkova Mitrakieva
Cindy Lee Teng
Velveeta Krisp
Kasey Leeann Moran
Jessica Roberta Thomson
Teya Tracy Krohman
Chantal Morin
Agnes Mary Tong
Kelsey Cheyenne Lacusta
Stephanie Lauren Faith Moroz
Stephanie Tran
Jennifer Elizabeth Laing
Aadam Nathani
Dionne Tremblay
Maria Theres Cleire Mandin Lauron
Galina I. Neklyudova
Ricky Kar Kay Tu
Kathleen Miriam Lehan
Marvin Wing-Yan Ng
Maria Laura Tulli
Joann Leong
Shannon Nicole Penway
Randi Tywoniuk
Kasimir Matthew Morton Leskard
Kris Dean Przednowek
Leena-Ruth Victoria Vander
Cathy Ka Wai Leung
Ashley Sumeeta Ram
Yvonne Hoi Yan Li
Brandon Gerald Rasman
Ekaterina Vasilyeva
Kimberley Po Chee Liang
Chelsea Jayne Book Richards
Elaine Heather Villeda
Jeffrey Ralph Libby
Heather Leigh Riegel
Lisa Christine Wagner
Beverly Po-Yee Lim
Linda Jane Roberts
Samantha Marie Wagner
Christopher Edward Lim
William David Rowe
Catherine Demetre Wainwright
Chun Wei Lin
Eric John Schweizer
Janet Maureen Watts
Evelyne Liu
Kyreny Marilyn Scott
Hazel Marie Whitehead
Alexa Love
Kamila Louise Sediego
Lindsay Christine Winch
Laura Anne Longstaffe
Paul Michael Siggers
Christine Anne Yap
Anh Nguyet Lu
Katerina Amelia Slater
Winnie Jennifer Yeh
Birgit Lueck
Anne Isabel Smith
Melanie Karen Yeung
Carol Jane Macdonald
Daniella Sorrentino
Esther Yuen
Nicole Barbara Gerda Mackenzie
Katelon Meredith Starre
Linda Louise Zapf
Michael Maniotis
Emma Louise Swan
Von Axander
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June 6, 2012 - 2:00 pm ceremony
The Graduands
National Anthem
Faculty of science
O Canada
Opening Remarks and Welcome Martin Gerson Vice-President, Academic & Provost
President’s Address David Ross President & CEO
Message from Langara College Board Kwin Grauer Board Member
Message from Langara College Faculty Lynn Carter President, Langara Faculty Association
Presentation of Awards David Ross
President’s Medal for Academic Excellence and Community Service Laura Johnstone
Convocation Address
DIPLOMA IN HUMAN KINETICS Claudina Claire Alvarez Emma Noelle Kensett Barnes Mary Katherine Cavin Battle Serena Bring Florence Fook Lan Chan Noreen Chaudhry Kevin Cheung Samuel Keith Cox Natasha Cuzner Michael Sukhdev Singh Dharni Steven Singh Dhillon
Nathan Robert Sydney Sletten Giselle Soo Paulina Emilia Stachurski Bruce Sze Wei Tseng Astrid Anna Maria Weiss Joey Benjamin Williams Raymond Wong
faculty of social scienceS & Management Bachelor of business administr ation Nooshineh Abbaspour Shoshtari
Reza Ghafori
Falisha Faria Ali
Skyler Rowdy Gregg
Abigail Joyce Bactad
Mark Jeremy Hanczak
Paarull J.S. Bakshi
Kaitlin Marie Harris
Tatiana Naomi Baron
Benjamin Alexander Hives
Nicole Elizabeth Bowyer
Jeremiah Joseph James
Narinderpaul Singh Brar
Humphrey
Karen Man Ting Chan
Lisa Nicole Kirby
Jin Hai Chen
Steven Kong
Jing Bin Chen
Bradley Kuong
Yu Tzu Angela Chen
Andrew Kin Leung Lam
Liren Chu
Closing Remarks
Jodie Ryan Leong
Caleb Guy Peter Cousens
Martin Gerson
Erica Leung
Gerald Cruz
Christopher Edward Lim
Bill Robert D’Hollander
Stephanie Liu
Amaninder Singh Dabh
Ramie Catherine Locke
Jeffrey Benjamin Dawe
Teela-Dawn Kaur Mann
Giselle Dogillo
Nicole Annette Matichuk
Drake Felix
Iain David McHugh
Daniel Marc Gallant
Aadam Nathani
Crystal George
Michael Anthony Orlandi
Nadine M Green
Tanya Nicole Pullen
Zlata Gurevich
Brandon Gerald Rasman
Shogo Arima Harada
Yi-Wei Rau
Youki Arima Harada
William David Rowe
Mark Cecil Harvey
Mathias Verron Schneider
Zhihua Patrick He
Lana Gayle Skeete
Donovan Hong
Presentation of Graduates Linda Arnold, Associate Vice-President, Academic
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Yuriko Kinoshita
Nicole Rochefort
DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING
Laura Ann Johnstone
Andrew Gerald Rudichuk
Ryan Oh Doan Chan
Marigold Javier Lagsac
Kristina Megan Kozak
Kohei Sawada
Ricardo Chen
Sau Ling Lee
Brent William Krieger
Courtney Beth Scott
Yi Qi Chen
Gurbax Kaur Leelh
Anton Adreevich
Sukhver Sekhon
Wen-Lan Chiang
Christine Leung
Dani Seo
Dong Lin Deng
Kent Leung
Shradha Shakya Shahi
Nickolaos Dritsas (1989)
Ya Zhi Liu
Alexander John Kyriazis
Maksim Sidorik
Kamaljit Kaur
Yuping Liu
Marigold Javier Lagsac
Cindy So
Ricardo Casuo Kawashita
Anh Nguyet Lu
Michelle Lau (2011)
Soroush Soltanolketabi
Ghazaleh Khani Moghaddam
Hsiao Wei Rebecca Ma
Elaine Law
Igor Stevanovic
Irene Hai Yin Kong
Olga Lucia Macdougall
Vickie Kim Le
Fraize Surilla
Jeffrey Miles Lambert
Sheng-Ta Mai
Bonnie Lee
Albert Susanto
Yang Li
Steven Mehai
Miranza Dowen Lee
Daniela Taras
Danyal Mia
Jingjing Miao
Brian Lilly
Laura Michelle Tattrie
Polina Tzetzkova Mitrakieva
Neha Mohan
Andi Tjokro Lim
Gurpret Kaur Toor
Komalpreet Kaur Shahi
Clara Nicole Moyes
Tess Amelia Lipinski
Panagiota Pamela Tsatouhas
Levin Trixy Trinidad
Charles Chibuzo Ojukwu
Ya Zhi Liu
Eric Michael Ueland
Michael Alan Wood
Abdulrahman Abdulrazak
Laura Anne Longstaffe
Ferdinand Rupprecht
Min William Wu
Sun Joo Hong
Jonathan Alfred Road
Leonard Vincent Johnson
Kudriavtsev Jotham Kuo
Juan Carlos Barrera Lopez
Von Zumbusch
Smita Seema Kumar
Osman
Quan Yang
Gang Pan
Geoff Leland Louie
Delaney Delahunt Walls
Dana Zafiratos
Gurpreet Singh Parmar
Anh Nguyet Lu
Mei Wang
Lianmin Zhang
Christine Penaflorida
Eric Lutley
Xiang Wang
Danny Luu
Michelle Wong
Lucia Chui Mac Lau
Hang Xu
Baljinder Singh Manhas
Yuan Yang
Eugene Beau Martin
Victor Andrew Young
Michael Robin McCabe
David Yu Hua Zeng
Carlo Mikhail Mendoza
Jingjing Zhao
Danyal Mia Syed Nurun Nabi Nasir Adrian Nemes Kevin John O’Donohue Chae Min Oh Joseph Rosario Olivas Martha Monica Palafox Yash Pareek Blythe Christina Pearce Thanh Thi Mai Vu Penner David Leandre Benoit Perron Mary Bernadette Reaney Heather Leigh Riegel
Neelam Puri-Narayan
DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Amanjeet Kaur Sahota
Dejan Barisic
Yiu Him Stephen Tam
Lais Bentivoglio
Kimberley Deanne Teves
Ruhamah Marie Buchanan
Batuhan Uveyik
Jennifer Joyce Camarador
Carlo Antonio Verdolaga
Shaileen Renita Chand
Kirkland Daniel Walkus
Jielong Chen
Brodie Chase Wasserman
Danny Su
Tiffany Yuan-Ting Chen Wei Chen Kevin Cheng Loi Van Dinh Timor Fakhradov Crystal George Zlata Gurevich Erika Lorraine Henley Zhi Wen Hou Dominic Cabaluna Impelido Shenglong Jiang
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DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CO-OPER ATIVE EDUCATION Michele Aime Pouani Tchokokam
DIPLOMA IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Nachaya Angkanawin Raymond Hoy Man Chen Daniel Marc Gallant Ajaypal Singh Gill Mark Cecil Harvey Kevin John O’Donohue Yiran Sun Thy Nu Mai Ton Wei Di Wu David Yu Hua Zeng
DIPLOMA IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CO-OPER ATIVE EDUCATION Yao Tien Chang
DIPLOMA IN MARKETING MANAGEMENT Melissa Ariganello
DIPLOMA IN NUTRITION AND FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT
Jodi Heather Appleton
Chen Cheng
Alyssa Damji
Amanda Louise Bedford
Victoria Chow
Denise Lee Anne Ewert
Bianca Cristina Bordeira
Alannah Brandy Davis
Navpreet Kaur Gill
Jennifer Lynn Chohan
Anas Salem Ghrebi
Vanessa-Gwyn Elizabeth
Kimberly Cook
Amanda Ann Gladson
Horel Sharla Ruth Kelly
Gurmeet Kaur Grewall
Man Loon Lawrence Lau
Carol Lynn Lihou
Caitlin Elizabeth Jensen
Loren Diane Lidin
Brendon Simon Ling
Jose Jimenez
Christine Veronica Locke
Angela Mae Martini
Chantelle Elizabeth Judd
Sheng-Ta Mai
Jayakumar Haridasan Nair
Tiffaney Joyce Kelman
Aleksandra Maletic
Roshni Bandhana Narayan
Igor Kos
Jordan Ng
Kelly Richard Nelson
Joey Liao
Marsha Mimi Onas
Joban Nijjar
Eric Nicholas Mah
James Nicholas Rea
Monica Petrusa
Jesse Robert Mckay
Eric Michael Ueland
Linda Yang Shaw
Blair Patrick Newstead
Ekaterina Vasilyeva
Cara Chia Ying Tsay
Shannon Nicole Penway
Harpreet Singh Virdi
Stergios Stan Vlioras
Melanie Rose Prokop
Zachary Yee Faye Wong
Nga Chi Yiu
James Anthony Rodriguez
Lele Zhou Renkun Anthony Zuo
BACHELOR OF RECREATION MANAGEMENT Courtney Erin Cohen
Christopher Michael Murdoch
Elicia Kerri Deanne Houle
(2009)
Nicole Leah Hynds
Luke Couture Dustin Hodgson
Erik Price Jeremy Joseph Quan Karlo Jose Tamondong
Convocation 2012
Lorena M. Crough
John Andrew Hurdle
DIPLOMA IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
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DIPLOMA IN RECREATION LEADERSHIP
Masashi Shinoda Tyson Tambellini Lena Rose Ticknor Tiffany Carolyn Vellios Brendan William Walker
June 7 - 10:00 am ceremony
The Graduands
facult y of arts DIPLOMA IN DESIGN FORMATION Sylvia Child Emily Margaret Dechant Andrea Diaz Keisha Ngo Go Katharine Anne JacksonKaufman Beverly Po-Yee Lim Nicole Barbara Gerda Mackenzie Lauren Jennifer Popadiuk Antonina Olegovna Sobko Laureen Yumiko Takeshita Cindy Lee Teng Kayla Dawn Wells
CERTIFICATE IN FILM ARTS (ACTING) Bethany Janelle Chan Carlen Escarraga Rhea Lauren Fedorchuk Heming Chan Hopkins Megan Alexandra McGeough Laura Nicole Miller Christina Martine Trolland
CERTIFICATE IN FILM ARTS (DIRECTING)
Pertti Olavi Luhanto
National Anthem
Kamila Louise Sediego
O Canada
Shafin Suleman
Martin Gerson Vice-President, Academic & Provost
DIPLOMA IN FINE ARTS Sheena Anne Anderson Kristie Lee Annan
President’s Address
Jessica Barattini
David Ross President & CEO
Elsie Louise Born Matthew Yin Chung Chu
Message from Langara College Board
Karisa Lynne Evdokimoff
Anne Lippert Vice-Chair, Board of Govenors
Shauna Charlie Eve Lesley Anne Everett
Message from Langara College Faculty
Sarah Erica Berman Goble
Lynn Carter President, Langara Faculty Association
Zara Haque Deborah Julia Kisiel Katarzyna Iwona Laczny
Presentation of Awards
Melanie Grace Lal
David Ross
Jennifer Matsuba
Lieutenant Governor’s Silver Medal /Langara College Lieutenant Governor’s Medal Recipient Award - Lisa Wagner
Samantha Camille Morales Melissa Leigh-Ann Pipe Helia Rashedi Shawna Smith
Langara College Graduate Excellence Award (Certificate) - Ricky Tu
Ashley Naomi Stuart Daniel Joseph Telado
Convocation Address
Billie Pitch Terpening
Gary Mason National Affairs Columnist, The Globe and Mail
Megan Marilyn Wedge Lisa Marie Wick So Heung Wong
Alexander Biron
DIPLOMA IN JOURNALISM
Jamie Michael Foley
Celina Albany
Kaitlyn Loralee Reid-Yurkiw
Derek Stephen Bedry
Daniella Sorrentino (2007)
Lauren Eleanor Benn
Gleb Andreevitc Vaguine
Natalie Denyse Cameron
Leena-Ruth Victoria Vander
Jared John Gnam
Von Axander
Opening Remarks and Welcome
Presentation of Graduates
Julie Longo Dean, Faculty of Arts
Closing Remarks Martin Gerson
Convocation Speaker bio
Leah Goebel
Gary Mason
Kyla Brianne Jonas
Gary is a Langara Journalism alumnus. He was a
CERTIFICATE IN FILM ARTS (WRITING)
Brittany Amanda Lee
long-time journalist, editor, and sports columnist
Carlisle Kingsley Richards
for The Vancouver Sun before he joined The Globe
Alexander Dennis Jones
Khethiwe Lisa Katie Rudd
Kennedy Michael Robert Lewis
Anne C. Watson Jesse Winter
and Mail as a national affairs columnist in 2005. He is the recipient of two National Newspaper Awards and six Jack Webster Awards, including one for Commentator of the Year. The author of six books, Gary’s latest is Patriot Hearts: Inside the Games that Changed a Country, co-written with John Furlong.
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CERTIFICATE IN JOURNALISM
Joi Theresa Arcand
Lynda Lee Chapple
Moninder Mina Deol
Stephen Foster Beaver
Emma Crawford
Steven Douglas Souder
Jason Tyler Clift
DIPLOMA IN PUBLISHING
Jennifer Cheryl Fong
Graves
DIPLOMA IN THEATRE ARTS (ACTING)
Leslie Waiyee Dos Remedios
Shawn Christopher Gill
Nicola Humphrey
Jennica Helen Grienke
Alexandra Catherine Grant
Katharina Maria Javier
Andrea Patricia Houssin
Alanna Richelle Hardinge-
Robert Oscar Koch
Kasimir Matthew Morton
Rooney
Travis Steven Kowalski
Leskard
CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTER STUDIES FOUNDATION CO-OPER ATIVE EDUCATION INTERNSHIP Kamran Khan
DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Matthew Stephen Hyndman
Felicia Martha Kurnadi
Ryan Alexander McDonald
Patrick Joseph Fowler
Robert Francis Chioccarello
Jessica Li
Sean Martin Mcquillan
Yinghua Kang
Alexa Love
Stephanie Lauren Faith
Khoa Cong Nguyen
Johnston Ramanjit Kaur Kang
Keara Breanna Mager
Daniel John Thomas Palmer
Natasha Marois
Jennifer Yvonne St. Denis
Melissa Erin Norgren
Carly Em Wignes
Britt Permien (2001)
Kris Dean Przednowek
Martin Ulrich Wissmath
Jordan David Petryk
Kyreny Marilyn Scott
Anthea Olivia Poole
Agnes Mary Tong
Fabrizio Francesco Romano
Lindsay Christine Winch
DIPLOMA IN PROFESSIONAL PHOTO-IMAGING
Danielle Baker Stephanie Kathleen Boha Cathlin Antonia Roxanne Gulewitsch Broadley Nicholas Bjorn Collins Ashley M Drody Emily Nicole Edgar
Lawrence Sanchez Sarabia Daniella Sorrentino (2006) Jessica Roberta Thomson Darian Alexander Tichler Samantha Marie Wagner Sally Michael White Kristy Williams Samantha Janine Winfield Esther Yuen
Moroz Adele Charlene Mariel Noronha
DIPLOMA IN THEATRE ARTS (PRODUCTION) Camilo Dominguez Shizuka Kai Carol Jane Macdonald Jessica Lee Oostergo Jordan Lloyd Watkins
Phuong Nguyen Xiuhtecuhtli Ortiz Carpio Ramtin Soroush
faculty of social scienceS & management DIPLOMA IN APPLIED URBAN AND RUR AL PL ANNING Brian William Angene Theresa Dianne Blackwell Amelia Marie Bowden Regina Bozerocka Eugene Ho Fung Chui
Faculty of science
Sarah Loveday Crawford
Justine Da Silva Leung
DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER STUDIES
Nolan Glen Gendron
Trevor Jeff Lewis
Harry Wu
Elena Corina Esquivel Thorsten Gohl
Kathleen Zophia Loski
Mudra Napali
CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTER STUDIES FOUNDATION
Kezia Louise Nathe
Lida Mayoli Arguello
Jennifer Kristy Mackenzie Kinesi Mills
Kane Ocean Jhoana Sanchez Tamayo Donal Graeme Willer Elijah Yutuc
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Lindsey Ryan Fraser Linda Margaret Gillan Ashley Nicole Goodey Mark Andrew Robin Knibbs Edmund Ma Chantal Morin Marla Nicole Morisset Jennifer Parker Paul Michael Siggers
DIPLOMA IN APPLIED URBAN AND RUR AL PL ANNING (COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND GR APHICS) Matthew Aaron Faucher
DIPLOMA IN APPLIED URBAN AND RUR AL PL ANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL PL ANNING)
DIPLOMA IN LIBR ARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Deanne Christine Abrams
DIPLOMA IN LIBR ARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (FLEXIBLE PARTICIPATION)
Anne Elizabeth Astle
Jane-Marie James
Steinunn Jonsdottir Benjaminsson Basilisa Capdecoume Paula Robina Maria Casorso Jo-Anne Chilton Marion Wallis Cross
Kenneth James Berglund
Raphael Jacquline Desjarlais
Camille Rose Henson
Teresa Jane Eckford Emily Chung Yee Fong
DIPLOMA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Mahara Gabriel
Mark Ian Banda
Jayne Helen Griffiths
Adam Matthew Douglas
Lisa Hansen
Burdon-Murphy
Alison Rita Gares
Jennifer Michelle Hong
Lauren Faye Carruthers
Christine Michelle Jackman
Michael Ray Colin Decena
Charlene Deborah Jessie
Jennifer Leigh Melbourne
Jennings
Curtis Ao-Yan Mui
Nonna Mikhailovna Ketskalo
Joshua Eduardo Parra
Maria Theres Cleire Mandin
Ruxandra Elena Pietroianu Luijie Emmanuel Peyra Pineda
Lauron Dalia Miriam Levy Jeffrey Ralph Libby
Sharon Devika Ramsawmy
David MacPherson
Tanner Grant Reed
Hannah Hudson McKendry
David Sokka San
Erin Lee Mendez
Regan Isaac Smith
Galina I Neklyudova
Johnathon Lucas Wilson
Meaghan Heather Rafferty
Brandon Gibb Yip
Chelsea Jayne Book Richards
Enoch Yu
Linda Jane Roberts
Theophilus L H.M. Zhuang
Jamila Abbas Saleh Alexandra Jean Smith Anne Isabel Smith Robert Stotesbury-Leeson Selina Yin-Man Tang
DIPLOMA IN SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER CO-ORDINATED Sindi Addorisio (2009) Sonia Bhatia Pearl June Bocol Cynthia Ellen Brodowski Oliver Cornellious Burke Alecia Michelle Cooper Lara Justine Ellison Jenny Eng Sheila Nanette Chibi Frayne Leslie Grenier Jose Martin Guardado Emily Rose Hampton Sophie Louise Hooper Corinne Debra Horvath Leona Sui-Ling Hwang Sammy Shingyun Ip Behnaz Nira Jayez Nina Jalal Mawlood Lisa Charis McKay Raquel Ramos Nicolau Oliveira Jeanine Mary Parkinson Ingrid Corina Pendleton Pamellah Rabut
CERTIFICATE IN SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER Sindi Addorisio (2009) Amy Elizabeth Allen Michael Joeseph Bachmeier Sonia Bhatia Oliver Cornellious Burke Alecia Michelle Cooper Kelsey Elizabeth Filip Alexis Catherine Flynn Caroline Veron Gatchalian Leslie Grenier Jose Martin Guardado Leona Sui-Ling Hwang Sammy Shingyun Ip Arika Karin Jolley Velveeta Krisp Timothy Thai Vinh Lu Nina Jalal Mawlood Lisa Charis McKay Andree-Anne Germaine Doris Morin Megan Deanna Oryall Jillian Lee Peterson Keeley Lynn Powers Karenpreet Kaur Sandhu Raveen Geena Senghera Kirandeep Shahi James Robert Stanley Ricky Kar Kay Tu Lisa Christine Wagner Hazel Marie Whitehead
Karenpreet Kaur Sandhu Brenda Jane Schweitzer Kirandeep Shahi Donna Georgina Spurr Paul Andreas Taylor Ricky Kar Kay Tu
Randi Tywoniuk Lelinh Vuong
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The Graduands
National Anthem
faculty of science
O Canada
Opening Remarks and Welcome
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Julie Longo Dean, Faculty of Arts
Marta Andrea Aldana
President’s Address
Kamille Jahan Ali
David Ross President & CEO
Message from Langara College Board Anne Lippert Vice-Chair, Board of Governors
Message from Langara College Faculty Lynn Carter President, Langara Faculty Association
Sally Brook Alexander Jennicar Radovan Altares Sheena Christel Ang Reggie Zachary Distor Antasuda Sheridan Lynn Archie Andrew Hill Arciaga Karenjit Kaur Athwal Samuel Au Mayya Avaliani
Presentation of Awards
Jody Lynn Bahia
David Ross
Rachel Margaret Beauchamp
President’s Medal for Academic Excellence and Community Service / Langara College Graduate Excellence Award (Bachelor’s Degree) Sarah Chui
Convocation Address Dr. Colleen Varcoe Professor & Director pro tem, UBC School of Nursing
Presentation of Graduates Margaret Heldman Dean, Faculty of Science
Closing Remarks Julie Longo
Courtney Christine A Bercan Brian Patrick Bockos Sarah Kathleen Bouchard Fredalyn Anne Brotonel Stephanie Busayong Nheresa Lynn Cabano Jowena Cyril Cabatuando Angeli Capitulo Satwinder Kaur Chahal Chantelle Sabina Chandra Seema Masud Chaudhary Aneet Cheema Jacqueline Elizabeth Chisholm Flora Hoi Ying Chiu Bryan Choi Jacqueline Choi
Convocation Speaker bio
Sarah Josephine Chui
Dr. Colleen Varcoe, RN, PhD.
Vivian Yuen Man Chui
Dr. Colleen Varcoe is a professor as well as the Director of the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia. She began her career at Vancouver General
Christian Zane Clado Tasha-Marie Rene Clarke
Hospital and BCIT teaching critical care nursing. After
Selena Michelle Clement
completing her PhD she taught for eight years at the
Janelle Marie Currie
Langara campus of the University of Victoria. Her
Michaella Juliana Gisele
research focuses on women’s health with emphasis on violence and inequity and the culture of health care and its ethical implications.
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Daillet Tracy Bautista De Guzman
Joanna Clarisse V. Dee Rene Jr. Deleon Ramanjit Kaur Dhudwal Baljit Dosanjh Brookley Jenny Duncan Nina Soraya Elter Michael Piol Escandor Jason Roswell Garner Amanpreet Kaur Ghuman Natasha Gill Sharon Gill Paramjit Kaur Gosselin Sarah Andrea Grill Maria Theresa Guerrero Bianca Nieves Guglielmotti Charles Guo Lalaine Ruth Mercado Guray Ashleigh Nicole Hall Shirley Xu Feng He Jenny Hinh Karmen Kar Wun Ho Sunny Kin Long Ho Nazgol Jalalian Erik Michael Jung Ravinder Kaur Kaila Jessica Hoi-Yin Kam Shima Khayam Haghighy Shila Khayam-Haghighy Ka Young Maria Kim Kevin Kim Michele Huey-Jin Koo Teya Tracy Krohman Yeon-joo Catherina Kwon Alyssa Kelsey Laserson Amanda Nicole Lee Layla Leite Joann Leong Cathy Ka Wai Leung Yvonne Hoi Yan Li Rashel Nicole Lim Helen Grace Litam Evelyne Liu Yuan Na Liu
Winnie Lu
Olivia Man Yuk Tsang
Ivana Lukic
Jessica Tsao
Afsoun Majidi
Sharleen Queen Uy
Krystal Artates Manalang
Carmen Frances Vallee
Nisha Mattu
Marisa Varley
Helene Wangani Matumona
Barbara Alexandra
Erin Kathleen McCoy
Walkowiak
Clarizze Joyce Sy Mendoza
Colleen Mary Williams
Kiran Kaur Mooker
Christine Anne Yap
Sheena Aarti Narayan
Winnie Jennifer Yeh
Marvin Wing-Yan Ng
Sarah Louise Young
Kim Cuong Nguyen
Rina Yu
Victoria Thuy-Vi Nguyen
Sandra Lynne Zamora
Winnie Nguyen
Linda Louise Zapf
Kendall Alexia Oliver Kaylynn Eva Marie Ouellette Mojda Passyar Sabiha Patel Catriona Anne Pawlowski Vernice Shayne Paysan Marlon Chester Perez Narmin Mahmood Poonja Ashley Sumeeta Ram Rochelle Ramanaidu Renee Diane Gonatice Ringor Megan Elizabeth Ross Charmaine Anne Ruiz Adrian Jay Salero Justin Andre Salero Stephanie Ann Samila Raman Kaur Sandhu Marilou Rafael Sante Shawn Shavikar Sharma Maninder Sidhu Rebecca Sheila Stinton Michael Bryan Padayhag Suezo Sylvia Joanna Szolomicki Sarah Celeste Taplin Han Aung Thi Xuan Sandy Tien Rebecca Won Ling To Josiah M Tomlinson
Program Advisory Committees Program Advisory Committees provide ongoing support, advice, and guidance to our programs to ensure that curriculum is current and responsive to the needs of our students, community, and industry. Langara College would like to thank the following individuals for their invaluable service:
Applied Urban & Rur al Planning
Early Childhood Education
Anita Adams
L angar a School of Management
Tina Atva
Ruth Bancroft
Barbara Bird
Lily Dayson
Julia Dykstra
Iris Berger
John Dippong
Sheila Elworthy
Lee-Ann Garnett
Tracey Bowers
Gary Harvey
Mathew Gardner
Beverly Grieve
Diane Burgar
Bill Hurst
Hanno Grohne
Blake Hudema
Sabrina Chen
Kristen Lukovich
Taz Jamal
Mark McMullen
Joy Chakraborty
Brian McKeown
Bill Johnson
Diana Nikolic
Wendy Chow
Stephen Miller
Miranda Post
Mary Pynenburg
Andrea Clark-Geraghty
Richard Mogg
Judith Robertson
Carey Friesen
Jason Pila
Greg Yeomans
Noreen Hautala
Lisa Purdy
Andrew Young
Leanna Logan
Ian Ross
Mike Zipf
Susan Low
Liz Shorten
Elizabeth Reid
Janice Talbott
Criminal Justice
film arts
Meg Thornton
Library & Information Technology Nancy Black Sarah Felkar Beth Galbraith Maryann Kempthorne Kim Lawson
Brian Bastin
Education Assistant
David Brown
Jennifer Andersen
David Bunkowski
Maria Bovey
Sue Coomer
Ken Grant
Bill Dhandwar
Mike Hilliard
Binder Gill
June Kaiser
JOURNALISM
Heather Scoular
Tim Goodsell
Tamara Kulusic
Paula Carlson
Tracey Therrien
Carol Graham
Joseph Lau
Valerie Casselton
Linda Woodcock
Tony Hunt
Noelle Mori
Doug Cheng
Mike Jagger
Julie Parker
Steve Crombie
Richard Lacroix
Carolyn Robertson
Ros Guggi
Steve Lovelace
Lynn Rodgers
Mark Hasiuk
Ian Pitcairn
Deborah Simak
Oliver Lum
Peter Robertson
Allen Stevens
Jagdeesh Mann
Lori Triolo Carol Whiteman Andrew Williamson Elizabeth Yake
Mike Simpson
Tim Morris
Rick Smitas
Laura Palmer
Kelly Wolfslehner
Erik Rolfsen
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Shirley Lew Robyn McDowell Karen Pickard Anne Olsen
Nursing Brenda Bailey
Professional Photo-Imaging
Ron Booth
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Melanie Basso
Angie Apostolides
Rita Clarkson
Rae Ackerman
Cheryl Christopherson
Ryan Bennet
Joyce Fordyce
Amir Ali Alibhai
Peter Dawson
Adam Blasberg
Marian Gardner
Heather Eggen
David Courtemanche
Heath Mahoney
Candy Garossino
David and Danny Custodio
Liane McKenna
Karol Ghuman
Rick Etkin
Julie Milner
Matthew Harmer
Niki Kendall
Chris Nelson
Kathy Lang
Ron Kubara
Jamie Rennie
Deb McDougall
Craig Minielly
Jason Wilsher
Khairrunnissa Rhemtulla
Phil Nielsen
Dana Rose
Istvan Pinter
Social Service Worker
Rose Slatinek
Monty Sheldan
Anna Foshci
Craig Hall
Donna Usher
Sam Greenspoon
Pamela Hawthorn
Jean Lofthouse
Jane Heyman
Elaine Unsworth
Recreation
Elizabeth Ball Scott Bellis Kevin Bennett Jay Brazeau Diane Brown Joy Castro Bernard Cuffling Katrina Dunn Ian Forsyth Christopher Gaze
Nutrition & Food Management
Publishing
Liza MacDowell
Craig Holzschah
Steve Bain
Annette Murray
Cameron Mackenzie
Christine Chou
Alessandra Bordon
Marisol Petersen
Patrick McDonald
Mel Elliott
Kara Cunningham
Lianne Stooshnoff
Bill Millerd
Eric Evers
Darlene Day
Joel Thoms
Cynthia Goertz
Caryl Dolinko
Sibyl Wagner
Angel Harper
Nancy Flight
Heidi Horne
Andy Naval
Lynette Liew
Kim Mah
Margaret MacLennan
Louise Phillips
Shirley Ripley
Anicka Quin
Wendy Scott
Christopher Robertson
Daphne Spear
Sylvia Skene
Karol Traviss
Shelley Stevens
Parnelli Parnes Max Reimer Anita Rochon Donna Spencer Ingrid Turk Donna Wong-Juliani Sherry Yoon
Jeffrey Yu
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A
B
D C
Convocation Wayfinder
A – Convocation Hall
B – Flowers
C – Formal Portr aits
The Convocation Ceremonies are held
Bouquets are available for purchase in
The Artona Group are in room
in the Gymnasium. Please use the
the area outside the Langara College
G103, located in the top floor of the
north entrance and go down one flight
Bookstore.
Gymnasium, to take individual and
of stairs. For guests with mobility
family portraits before and after the
concerns, alternate elevator enabled
Convocation Ceremony. Service is first-
routes are available. Please ask a
come, first-served.
convocation host for assistance.
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E
D – Reception
E – Gown Room
Immediately following each ceremony,
Graduand caps and gowns are available
a reception will be held in the Students’
prior to the ceremonies in the Cafeteria
Union Building. Please join us for light
in the A building.
refreshments. A selection of decorative frames will be available for purchase.
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General Information
Ceremony Photogr aphy
Progr am Music
During the Convocation Ceremony, the Artona Group
We gratefully acknowledge the following performers
will be on hand to photograph all graduands as they
for their musical contribution:
cross the stage. Images along with an order form and personal password will be sent to graduands.
Ceremonial Piper
Additional photos may be ordered by contacting
Mike MacDonald
Artona.
National Anthem Singer
In addition, Artona photographers will be available in room G103 (in the Gymnasium) before and after the Convocation Ceremonies on Wednesday, June 6th and Thursday, June 7th to take individual and/or family portraits. Service will be first come, first served.
Ceremony Video A full-coverage video of each ceremony will be available after the ceremony through Langara College’s YouTube channel. For more information, visit the College website at www.langara.bc.ca
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Joy Castro Violinist Masae Day
Alumni Benefits
Congratulations on your graduation and welcome to
Join our LinkedIn Langara College Alumni network
the Langara College alumni community, a group that
and register on our website by updating your
is over 70,000 strong.
information at www.langara.bc.ca/alumni. We
Enrich your personal and professional life by staying
will keep you informed of events, reunions, benefits
connected to your fellow graduates and the Langara
and services that are part of the alumni experience.
College community. You will meet Langara College
We hope you enjoy your graduation ceremony,
alumni everywhere you go and one of the values of
a very special occasion when we will have the
staying connected is learning where your classmates
pleasure of welcoming you into our Langara College
are as they progress through their careers.
alumni family.
As a Langara College alumnus you can continue to
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participate on campus by: • Participating on an alumni panel • Serving as a program advisory committee member • Providing a student internship • Creating a scholarship • Returning as a guest lecturer • Serving on the Langara Alumni Association Board • Submitting an Outstanding Alumni Award nomination
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