OKANAGAN COLLEGE
2020
COMMENCEMENT SUMMER
JUNE 2020
OKANAGAN COLLEGE Okanagan College draws on a rich heritage of post-secondary education and training in the region that can be traced to the early 1960s when the B.C. Vocational School was established in Kelowna. Growth, changes and mergers led to the development of Okanagan College and by 1968, the first university and career transfer students were registered in a full complement of academic and vocational programs. Okanagan College began to offer third- and fourth-year university courses in co-operation with the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria in 1989. By 1992 it had received its new mandate and was named Okanagan University College (OUC). OUC offered joint degrees with UBC and UVic until 1995 when new legislation enabled university colleges to grant their own baccalaureate degrees. OUC conferred its first degrees on 123 grads at the Spring Convocation in 1998. At OUC’s last convocation ceremonies 900 degrees and diplomas were conferred. On July 1, 2005, OUC evolved to become two new institutions, Okanagan College and UBC Okanagan. Okanagan College offers a broad array of diploma and certificate programs and two degree programs. With campuses in Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon, and Salmon Arm (as well as several education centres), Okanagan College is the largest college in the interior. It is an institution that serves the education and training needs of the region – stretching south to Osoyoos, west to Princeton, to Mica Creek in the north, and Revelstoke in the east. Okanagan College has become a vital and integral component of the social and economic fabric of B.C.’s interior. It serves not only this region, but also the world through its programs, services, community activities and enterprises. Okanagan College is dedicated to providing learning opportunities for people at every stage of life and educational experience. The College offers programs that lead to a full range of credentials, from basic literacy skills to bachelor’s degrees, and that cover a broad spectrum of subject matter, career opportunities and interests. Okanagan College transforms lives and communities.
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC How the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Okanagan College this year When COVID-19 arrived in B.C. in March, Okanagan College students and employees were forced to adapt, innovate and overcome many challenges in completing the semester. The strength of the College is and always will be its people, and in the months that followed, the College community rallied together to support one another through a season unlike any other. While the pandemic forced the postponement of in-person Convocation ceremonies, Okanagan College recognizes the tremendous accomplishments of all the graduates listed in this book, and looks forward to honouring these graduates in person, as they deserve to be celebrated, when the time comes. What follows is a condensed timeline of how COVID-19 impacted OC in spring of 2020, for historical reference. March 6
B.C. Public Health Officer (PHO) issued recommendations to postsecondary institutions
March 6
B.C. PHO issused recommendations to post-secondary students and employees
March 11 WHO declares coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic March 14 Okanagan College announces it will be transitioning to alternative delivery formats for all courses March 17 A public health emergency is declared in B.C. March 17 Online Resource Centre launched to support students and instructors March 18 A provincial state of emergency is declared in B.C. March 19 Okanagan College cancels all face-to-face classes March 20 Services for student all available online March 27 All campus buildings locked and closed to the public March 27 Decision made to offer Summer Session online and via Distance Education only April 7
Announcement made that June convocation cermonies will be postponed, after surveying prospective graduates for their input
April 29
Introduction of Wellness Wednesday online mental health workshops for OC students and employees
May 20
Message from Vice President Andrew Hay to students indicating that Fall 2020 program delivery will be mix of online and face-to-face, and reiterating PHO guidelines
June 3
BCCampus hosted free webinar geared toward providing students with strategies that foster mental health and well-being Page 4
GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in ADVANCED GIS Adolphe, Guy Clark, Taylor Ellis, Evan Heddle, Sean Heinitz, Joshua Sedgwick, Kelly Certificate in AUDIO ENGINEERING AND MUSIC PRODUCTION Braun, Case Cooke-Hromek, Samuel Denby, Alex Friesen, Sam Hills-Lalonde, Lias Hintz, Jonathan Klatt, Graham Ksyniuk, Alex Larocque, Logan Lowrie, Ian Lozinski, Nolan Matousek, Drew Nomula, Jovin Varghese Perez, Ros Potenteau, Noah Pringle, William Richard, Connor Schamerhorn, Jarrod Sharma, Amol Shipley, Benjamin Sladen, Xander Sloan, Mitchell Smith, Jacob Swartzenberger, Jacob
Certificate in AUTISM SPECTRUM Cote, Marcel Franco, Desiree Fuchs, Ronald Gariepy, Michelle Hickson, Chloe Jaques, Laurel Langhout, Elaine Nicholson, Jessica Ponte, Grace Ridgeley-Ketchell, Brenda Rowbottom, Vasso Rowbottom, Victoria Walraven, Alexandra Wrinch, Isobel Certificate in AUTOCAD SKILLS Anca, Razvan Blommers, Chris Cook, Madison Duncan, Hannah Easter, Brittany Mcdonald, Bowen Reilly, Alexander Rowson, Mason Sellka, Derrick Tischart, Travis Certificate in BASIC ACCOUNTING Adamovic, Suzana Adolph, Ursula Alexander, Michael Allbury, Shelbi Balducci, Desta Banatao, Alliah Barnes, Jennifer Bayrack, Kyrie Bench, Kelsey Brandt, Michelle
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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in BASIC ACCOUNTING Brar, Ajeet Bunchuwong, Sita Burnet, Owen Byrne, John Byrne, Stacie Campbell, Eleanor Carlson, Jennifer Chun, Hyejin Clark, Tuddi Crichton, Chenoa Davie, Shannon Delesalle, Janet Dhaliwal, Navneet Douglas, Nina Doyon, Dominique Eaton, Daniel Ferguson, Tara Fetterley, Geoff Foran, Stacey Ford, Loni Forsyth, Stephanie Fortune, Tom Fujino, Rhonda Galang, Shiela Gerow, Vivian Glessman, Alysha Goode, Caroline Harty, Angela Hickey, Sarah Hinchliffe, Derek Holdsworth, Beth Hruschak, Stephanie James, Audrey Johnston, Shawn Joseph, Melissa Kalesnikoff, Kelly Kanti, Sonia Koch, Ken Kolababa, Jayleigh Krtilova, Alena Lalonde, Tia
LaMarsh, Jolene LaRochelle, Nadine Latimer, Carolin Lemon, Jennifer Leonov, Irina Lessard, Caresse Louie, Candace Love, Nicolette MacDonald, Emma MacGillivray, Linda Markova, Lucie Martens, Natalie Martin, Chelsea Mazza, Gina McDermott, Margaret McElroy, Denise McFadden, Hayley Millette, Lisa Miskiman, Donovan Nield, Kimberly Noble, Jaclyn Nolan, Samuel Nunez-Shular, Melinda Nyberg, Jason Park, Mi Yeon Porter, Justin Pounder, Lori Ratke, David Rattray, Heather Ren, Catherine Reynaud, Ryan Richardson, Joanne Robillard, Shelly Robinson, Courtney Roque, Melissa Ross, Janice Santiago, Marjelyne Schaad, Jaime Silvester, Valerie Sinclair, Stephanie Slater, Debra Snow, Julia Sopel, Ginina Page 6
GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in BASIC ACCOUNTING Stewart, Stephanie Stockton-Kushner, Veronica Straw, Rachel Sutherland, Daniel Swan, Joyce Taylor, Jasper Thomas, Mendoe Valencia, Bianca Walker, Colleen Wall, Mark Waller, Sherlyn Wammer, Shannon Zekanovic, Lilly Certificate in BOOKKEEPING Adams, Kirsten Allbury, Shelbi Bachmann, Pamela Barnes, Jennifer Barnes, Jill Brandt, Michelle Brar, Ajeet Brooks, Adam Brown, Jeannie Burkholder, Tammy Burnet, Owen Campbell, Eleanor Davie, Shannon Dennis, Shana Fang, Xiaoni Fickell, Samantha Flohr, Marjon Fujino, Rhonda Galang, Sheila Gill, Chelsey Goode, Caroline Graziano, Maria Hasenbank, Kathryn Hickey, Sarah
Hingley, Katie Huntington, Michele JarnailSingh, Jagmeet Kim, Hee Jeong Kitzmann, Alexander Knorr, Joann Langlois, Sara Logan, Maya Long, Cheryl MacLeod, Ian Manuel, Jackie McDaniel, Tanja McFadden, Hayley Nassar, Rania Neil, Andrea Powell, Angela Reed, Cara Robillard, Shelly Ross, Janice Santiago, Marjelyne Self, Rebecca Serink, Rosemarie Silvester, Valerie Simon, Mallory Sitter, Kimberly Snow, Julia Szabo, Daphne Taylor, Anita Tennant, Elizabeth Trustham, Debbie Tucker, Shannon Valentim, Kristy Weightman, Kelly Whitelock, Titch Wolf, Lisa Certificate in BUILDING SERVICE WORKER Carlson, Danae Chatham, Zachary Cowan, Garth Murata, Warren
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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in DENTAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Baresinkoff, Kiera Barrientos, Hasse Bosch, Eleanor Chapman, Selena Ching, Brianna Chora, Courtney DuTot, Beverley Frappier, Lara Gounden, Kirrane Hay, Samantha Ireland, Patricia Kalf, Amanda Lewis, Erin Sanga, Angelina Smith, Jayne Smith, Kaila Taylor, Molly Certificate in EDUCATION ASSISTANT Allison-Squakin, Kelaya Barnay, Kristy Boake, Hannah Bou Chedid, May Bradley, Elizabeth Caine, Jeannine Campbell, Carolyn Carlin, Courtney Clarke, Shannon Cribb, Kaori Cunningham, Barbara Davies, Alicia Dragseth, Kimberley Elder, Jamie Eppel, Erin Errett, Sherry Farrell, Stacy Flegel, Nancy Fletcher, Darcie Frazer, Cassandra
Friesen, Stefanie Gabriel, Erin Godwin, Tara Gregoire, Shawnee Groenewald, Shawna Hawryluk, Emily Heaton, Tania Horii, Renee Hornby, Kaeli Johnson, Jana Johnston, Sarah Joynt, Gabrielle Joynt, Mikayla Koroluk, Katherine Kroeker, Megan Kruger, Clara Lasota, Laurie Lezard, Jamie Lipsack, Nelia Martin, Megan Matheson-Popoff, Alexandra McCullough, Cassidy Mulrooney, Jamey Nicholas, Wendy Pachmann, Cassia Paling, Tyanna Penner, Kendra Pfiffner, Suzanne Pilakottil, Manjusha Pryce, Breaden Rakos, Alyssa Richardson, Brooke Robertson, Alanah Roy, Julia Schwandt, Alyssa Seibel, Jennifer Senuk, Hope Stone, Lynn Taylor, Karen Thacker, Mackenzie Ward, Christopher Wuori-Schwandt, Mandie
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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in FLORAL DESIGN Ferreira, Kendra Holmes, Clare Lawrence, Cassidy Loudon, Jewel McCusker, Kathleen Paquette, Claudia Smith, LaurenCertificate in FLORAL DESIGN Upsdell-Witherly, Caitlyn van der Linden, Carolyn Walmsley, Elaine Certificate in INTERIOR DECORATING Adermann-dumas, Taylor Artiss, Madelyn Burke, Alexandra Dobbin, Raechelle Drescher Mackie, Deja Dunn, Caroline Dupuy, Mathilda Fink, Natalja Fitzsimmons, Laura Frechette, Joanie Hawkes, Elizabeth Haywood, Devyn-Jose Kinrade, Jaclyn Kleyn, Rachel Krieg, Lindsay Matschke, Anita Packer, Chelcee Pakkar, Jotveer Paton, Katherine Perry, Rosane Prichard, Zoe Reid, Brenlee Rouw, Jerri Smith, Montana Stewart, Laura Uttley, Carissa Vlieg, Laurel Zink, Tania
Certificate in INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE ADMINISTRATION Cho, Jennifer Correa, Laura Espiritu, Dolores Hatchard, Dawn Hu, Helen Lewis, Ruchelle Li, Hailey Liu, Lucia Peng, Amy Seongeun, Anna Wang, Susan Zhao, Michelle Certificate in LANDSCAPE HORTICULTIRE Anderson, Megan Balson, Setaira Beckinsale, Shannen Beganova, Karolina Belch, Rachel Burling, Meagan Burrus-Simpson, Cathy Caleanu, Alana Chapman, Brenda Dias, Patrick Dyer, Ian Fast, Alyson Galuska, Gaileen Graff, Cooper Kinnersly, Amy Kivilahti, Kyle Kobayashi, Hiro Kunka, Jesse Kunz, David Laresser, Chris Lee, Lindsey McCune, Shane Mutschmann, Chloe Oaten, Blaine
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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in LANDSCAPE HORTICULTIRE Patterson, Paige Posiak, Nicole Prokopetz, Michael Rainbird, Danika Saunders, Kelly Schneider, Cindy Scott, Jayden Stekl, Robert Thompson, Donna Toporchak, Jonah Williams, Kari Witzel, Ashley Zazulak, Sara Certificate in LEARNER-CENTRED INSTRUCTOR Boudreau, Denise Chauvette, Amelia Flint, Victor Matte, Candace Miller, Caitlin Moir, Graham Petscheleit, Frithjof Rogers, Robert Scarrott, Tim Steinbart, Brad Thomas, Susan Valgardson, Dani Widmann, Joshua Certificate in MEDICAL DEVICE REPROCESSING TECHNICIAN Ashe, Elizabeth Biss, Sydney Bolton, Holly Booth, Kaden Brooke, Rayshel Cross, Vanessa Crozier, Jami Currie, Joel
Diopita, Casey Edwards, Laurel Gamotan, Rena Herting, Bethany Jespersen, Summer McDiarmid, Jessica Nguyen, Sarah Reierson, Shelby Trazo, Lyca Vetter, Ashley Welch, Karen Wood, Serena Certificate in MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT Camire, Kate Celestino, Arlene Couch, Jaymie Drummond, Nicole Fisher, Trenna Gerk, Sharan Gonzales, Sherryl Lawrence, Emerald Leblanc, Asia Montes, Isabel Pham, Christina Rauer, Carley Roxas, Karla Shannon, Vicky Sidhu, Jasveen Souder, Rachel Stewart, Carlina Sturdy, Hana Swaenepoel, Kayla Town, Jennifer Voppichler, Mika
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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in NURSING UNIT ASSISTANT Abid, Saira Banga, Raman Bannister, Ashley Chirkoff, Aleya Chittick, Stephanie Cole, Marianne Darnel, Norma Defty, Jessica Edwards, Caragan Enns, Colleen Evans, Leslie Falkus, Alea Gardiner, Krishna Gerlach, Madison Gronsdahl, Paige Jackman, Lori Martin, Kimberly Montgomery, Brenna Orton, Sydney Randhawa, Sarbjit Rischanek, Jaime Rocha, Megan Ross, Brenda Rowe, Natalie Schell, Breanna Skiffington, Rebecca Stishenko, Nicole Terhune, Brie-Anne Tredrea, Melissa Yanchuk, Megan Certificate in OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY Canfield, Donna Eugster, Noelle Fukushima, Kevin Lucas, Michael Monahan, Lindy Montguire, Blair Slavik, Jorden Webb, Victoria
Certificate in PERIANESTHESIA NURSING Bialkoski, Cheryl Gottinger, Amanda Gregory, Aleah Hemrich, Brittany Heywood, Crystal Janzen, Amy Knight, Shelby MacDonald, Kelly Olexson, Angelina Olfert, Rachel Pankras, Catherine Suraci, Julia Vogt, Kara Certificate in PROJECT MANAGEMENT Bauman, Stacey Bergum, Heath Christie, Jonathan Davis, Nathan Deluy, David Fall, Colin Gaspari, Giuseppe Grey, Dawne Gudmundson, Cole Herrick, Jed Hogg, Andrew Jarvis, Cynthia Kirstein, Eric Larsen, Melissa Lewis, Shane Loosemore, Maira McFarlane, Brooke Murphy, Brian Nohr, Crystal Read, Owen Scott, Julia Shukla, Foram Stevenson, Veronika
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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in PROJECT MANAGEMENT Weatherhead, Ellen Weston, Josh Wickner, Kristine Woestenburg, Jonathan Certificate in TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Balint, Rachael Weiss, Leah Young, Daisy Certificate in TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES Ahn, Kyuwha Baek, Kyoungah Choi, Sunae Ha, Yujin Hwang, Inju Jang, Soonbin Joo, Paul Jung, Jisoo Kang, Min jung Kang, Seonyoung Kim, Bangseon Kim, Changwoon Kim, Miseon Kim, Narae Kim, Sarah Kim, Soyeon Kim, Youngdeok Koh, Sangeun
Lee, Chae woon Lee, Changhee Lee, Da long Lee, Hwashine Lee, Hyerim Lee, Hyerin Lee, Jungmin Lee, Kyeonghee Lee, Youjung Lim, Hyeongcheon Na, Hyunyoung Oh, Hwajin Oh, Soomi Park, Chulbeom Park, Kongju Park, Misun Roh, Kyungah Ryu, Bomi Seo, Jihee Shin, Hyehyang Shin, Myong-ju Song, Boram Song, Jungyun Soung, Damin Certificate in VITICULTURE Amos, Trevor Crupi, Lauren Dhaliwal, Gagan Peterson, Kyle
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OKANAGAN COLLEGE EDUCATION COUNCIL Christopher Newitt (Chair), Faculty, Arts Danny Marques (Vice Chair), Faculty, Trades Kevin Douglas, Faculty, Science/Technology Catherine Farrow, Faculty, Health and Social Development Amanda Krebs, Faculty, Foundational Programs Roberta Sawatzky, Faculty, Business Administration Glen Coulthard, Faculty, North Okanagan Nicole Davis, Faculty, South Okanagan Similkameen Vladimir Neykov, Faculty, Central Okanagan Tim Walters, Faculty, Shuswap Revelstoke Choi Leong, Student, South Okanagan Similkameen Andrew Schmidt, Student, North Okanagan Scott Stirling, Student, Shuswap Revelstoke Rachel Wehrmann, Student, Central Okanagan Monica Kananga, Staff, Support Staff Michelle Somerville, Staff, Support Staff William Gillett, Educational Administrator, Dean, School of Business Andrew Hay, Educational Administrator, Interim Provost and Vice President, Academic Dennis Silvestrone, Educational Administrator, Director, Continuing Studies and Corporate Training Ross Tyner, Educational Administrator, Director, Library Services
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OKANAGAN COLLEGE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Gloria Morgan, Chair Juliette Cunningham, Vice Chair Marcel Beerkens Sophie Chai Shelley Cook Christopher Derickson Jim Hamilton Tina Lee Robert McGowan Christopher Newitt Corinne Rines Devin Rubadeau Dale Safinuk Karley Scott
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OKANAGAN COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The Okanagan College Alumni Association (OCAA) celebrates alumni by creating connection and opportunities. The Okanagan College Alumni Association has created many services, products and benefits to allow alumni and all those interested to get involved with the Association. The OCAA organizes events and creates programs to benefit graduates and friends of Okanagan College and its predecessor OUC. It provides opportunities to meet fellow grads and members of the community. Okanagan College keeps in touch with its graduates via E-News, an electronic newsletter, the Alumni Association Facebook page, the Alumni Association LinkedIn page and the online community. Alumni are encouraged to stay in touch by notifying the Alumni Office of address and name changes, degrees from other universities and other important news that could be published in the newsletter. Convocation marks the end of a student’s academic life at Okanagan College, but Okanagan College considers its graduates important throughout their lives as part of its history, and more importantly, as part of its future. Remember, you were students for a short time, but are now alumni for a lifetime! To keep a connection with Okanagan College Alumni Association contact us: Okanagan College Alumni Association 1000 KLO Road Kelowna, BC V1Y 4X8 Telephone: 250-862-5630 Toll-Free: 1-888-650-6968 Fax: 250-862-5627 Email: alumni@okanagan.bc.ca Visit our website at okanagan.bc.ca/alumni
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OKANAGAN COLLEGE FOUNDATION The Okanagan College Foundation raises money by engaging interested businesses, organizations and generous individuals who want to help create excellent teaching and learning facilities and help students studying at Okanagan College achieve their goals. Students apply for bursaries and scholarships which help cover tuition costs, textbooks, tools, housing and living expenses, as well as other costs, such as child care. Okanagan College Foundation awards range from $750 to several thousand dollars. Some are awarded based on financial need, some on academic achievement, and some on both. Students may apply for and receive more than one award. Become an Okanagan College Foundation donor and help students achieve their goals on their way to becoming tomorrow’s contributing citizens and leaders.
For more information, please contact: Okanagan College Foundation okanagancollegefoundation.ca Telephone: 250-762-5445, ext. 4775 Toll Free: 1-888-650-6968
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OKANAGAN COLLEGE EAGLE STAFF In September 2018, at the 10th Annual Youth Exhibition Powwow, Okanagan College was presented with a ceremonial Eagle Staff, created by Elder Richard Jackson of the Lower Nicola Indian Band. Jackson, along with Noel Ferguson of the Canoe Creek Nation, gave the staff to Okanagan College as a symbol of respect recognizing the College’s efforts to embrace Aboriginal culture and values in supporting Aboriginal learners. Many Indigenous peoples consider the eagle to be the most honoured and respected animal in the natural world. The eagle relays prayers to the creator and often represents the voice of the people. The use of eagle feathers on the staff establish it as a sacred item of reverence. The staff is also adorned with jingle bells. They symbolize the jingle dress and the healing potential of the dance of the same name. The medicine wheels and four directions on the staff represent the multitude of teachings in holism, interconnectedness, and living in balance. This ceremonial Eagle Staff plays a prominent role in Okanagan College commencement and convocation ceremonies. Signifying the respectful assembly of all nations gathering in unity to celebrate, the Eagle Staff is carried at the front of the Platform Party in the graduation procession. The staff is drummed into the ceremony with an Honour Song. When the procession reaches the platform, the staff is placed in the flag stand alongside the nation and institution flags. The role of the bearer is an honour bestowed on someone who is recognized as living in a good way. The Okanagan College Eagle Staff joins the traditions of pipers, gowns, speeches and formalities which are the hallmarks of commencement and convocation ceremonies at Okanagan College. The staff has taken its place as an integral part of an institutional culture which recognizes the value of inclusion, respect and an appreciation of diversity in ways of knowing.
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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.
OKANAGAN COLLEGE 1000 KLO Road Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 4X8 Tel: 250-762-5445 Toll Free: 1-877-755-2266 www.okanagan.bc.ca