student of the year 2022

Licensed Optician
Gabriel Visentin

An eye for success

Meet Gabriel Visentin, the 2022 Optician Student of the Year and our 2nd runner-up! Gabriel grew up in Lethbridge, Alberta. At the age of 14, he decided he was looking for more opportunities, and relocated to Toronto for boarding school.…
Gabriel Visentin | Licensed Optician

You can have it all

Born in Chilliwack, B.C., Sheri Goldie had a happy childhood. She didn’t have much growing up, but she was loved. And she loved to love. Her biggest dream was to become a stay-at-home mom with three kids. Kyson, Hadley and…
Sherie Goldie Pharmach Technician Program | Stenberg College

Art and soul

When it comes to first jobs, everyone must start somewhere. For most of us, it’s working part-time at a fast-food restaurant or a busy clothing store. For 19-year-old Rachel H, it’s helping the hospital run smoothly as a Hospital Clerk.…
Rachel Howey, Hospital Support Specialist & Nursing Unit Clerk graduate in cap and gown

Caring for others

Seeking a brighter future for the family, Bimal, her mom, and her brother left everything behind and moved from Fiji to Canada. Two significant family health-scares changed Bimal’s future. It was hard to see her loved ones face health challenges,…
Bimal Naidu Health Care Assistant, Practicum | Stenberg College

Loving to learn, learning to live

Even though life had not always been kind to Sheila, she never failed to see the bright side. Sheila’s passion has always been working with children and she knew becoming an EA is where she would excel. She researched and…
Sheila Mugford Education Assistant | Stenberg College

A mother’s love

In August 2017, Carmen and her four-year-old daughter packed their bags in China to join her husband halfway across the world so their family could be together. A year after arriving in Canada, she gave birth to her second child.…
From China to Canada | Stenberg College

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