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Alumna Monique Belair has not only risen the ranks for her the past 30 years, this fire chief s also working to empower young women in the community. Belair is a 2022 Premier's Award nominee (community services category).

NC alumna Randi-Lee Bowslaugh is the author of 10 books and counting. And ,as a mental health, autism and anti-bullying advocate, she dedicates much of her work to these important issues.

NC Assistant Distiller Ian Bickle is a self-professed gin fan who switched careers to make the spirit that captured his imagination and tastebuds.

Karen Steele, who graduated from Broadcasting: Radio, Television and Film in 1992, was recognized for blazing new trails for women in radio with the 2022 Rosalie Award.

NC alumnus and St. Catharines native Shaun O’Melia (Graphic Design, 2014) is the artist behind the Canada Summer Games medals which were unveiled in late April. O’Melia's design was selected from more than 45 artists and features many symbolic elements significant to the region and to the Indigenous community.

Alumnus Wanito Bernadin is Niagara College’s 2021 Premier’s Awards Technology nominee. With a passion for problem solving, Bernadin strives to create solutions that will help imagine what change can look like.