The Niagara College Administrative Council (NCSAC) is pleased to announce that its new President, Board of Directors, and Board of Governors representative have been selected for the 2023-2024 school year.
Dipal Patel has been elected as the incoming NCSAC President and will step into the role on May 1, taking over from outgoing President, Sam Jemison.
Patel has previously served as the NCSAC Director of Community Service, Director of Justice and Fitness and as the Student Representative on the NC Board of Governors. She has also served on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Taskforce and Sexual Violence Taskforce at Niagara College and has undergone good governance training which will help her when advocating on behalf of NC students.
She is an alumnus of the NC Exercise Science for Health and Performance Program and will graduate from NC’s Autism and Behavioral Science Program this spring.
Meet the 2023-2024 NCSAC Board of Directors
School of Business Director: Nikhil Gupta
School of Culinary Director: Chima Raphael Uwumba
School of Wine, Beer and Spirits Director: Joel Droogh
School of Hospitality and Tourism Director: Nischay Pal
School of Community Services Director: Michael Villaspin
School of Trades Director: Nishita Vekaria
School of Technology Director: Prabin Bajal
School of Nursing & PSW Director: Cypress de Guzman
School of Media Director and Board of Governors Representative: Grace Stanley
School of Justice and Fitness Director: Melissa Graham
For more information and statistics on the 2023-24 NCSAC Elections results, please visit www.ncvotes.ca/candidates.
The NCSAC elections also saw the Transit Referendum successfully pass with a total of 72.5% of students voting ‘yes.’ More details will be shared in the coming months.


