NBCCD Student Association

The NBCCD Student Association (NBCCDSA) coordinates student activities and represents the College’s student body. The SA is governed by by-laws and regularly holds General Assemblies. The executive and student representatives are elected annually by the student body. All students are encouraged to volunteer and participate in SA activities. Students interested in serving on the SA executive should contact the Student Life Coordinator.

Programming

Throughout the academic year, the Student Association collaborates with the Student Life Coordinator and College Counsellor to provide educational, social, health, and wellness programming. It is tailored to complement your work in studio and help you achieve college-life balance. Programming workshops, activities and/or events are usually offered during the week from 12 pm to 1 pm, after 4pm or on weekends. Students are notified of programming initiatives via email, and bulletin board notices.

Student Volunteers/Part-Time Jobs

The Busy Bee program is funded by the Student Association, and offers volunteer and part-time employment opportunities. Interested students should contact the Student Life Coordinator.

Discover more job opportunities here.

Meet your executive team:

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A portrait photo of Oliver Owen, New Brunswick College of Craft and Design student.

PresidentOliver Owen (he/they)

Oliver is currently a Graphic Design student at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design and current president of the Student Association.

They attended Saint Thomas University where he studied sociology and gender studies. He then helped establish the Queer Youth Drop-In Centre at Monarch in downtown Fredericton. Oliver comes from a supportive family and NBCCD alumni, who raised him around fibre arts his whole life.

You can find Oliver any morning at Starbucks or The Tipsy Muse Cafe, working on personal sketches or reading a book! Oliver's hyper-fixations constantly change, but this year it was definitely David Bowie.

Contact him by email at 6001616@nbccd.ca for comments, suggestions, or queries.

A portrait photo of NBCCD tour ambassador Sophie Brander

Vice-presidentSophie Brander (she/they)

Hello! My name is Sophie. I'm a Fashion Design student and I will be the Vice-President of NBCCD’s Student Association for the year!

My role as VP means I can take change whenever our president, Oliver is absent, and am responsible for helping to run meetings and organize events! In my term with the SA, I hope to be a helpful hand to my friends and classmates and encourage even more school spirit here at NBCCD, and continue the tradition of the Winter Formal. I’m grateful for the awesome community I’ve found at the school and hope that this new term of executives can keep that great energy and network of creativity that the school works so hard to foster.

In my free time I do theatre with St Thomas University and Black Box Productions and I also really like comic books. If ever you need to reach me specifically, my student email is 6001610@nbccd.ca, or you can find me most days in the first-year fashion studio or the student association office in the basement!

A portrait photo of New Brunswick College of Craft and Design student, Mariel Reyes Guevara.

Treasurer/SecretaryMariel Reyes Guevara (she/her)

Mariel Reyes Guevara is currently a Graphic Design student at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. She is looking forward to being NBCCDSA's treasurer/secretary for the 2023-24 season and cannot wait to make this a year to remember. Graphic design has always been of interest to Mariel. Currently, she is the Graphic Design Chair of the 2023 Girls Stem Up Conference and she looks forward to continuing her education in the field. When it comes to expressing herself artistically she enjoys sewing, drawing, printmaking, and crocheting. In her free time she can be found hanging out with friends, on the soccer pitch, collecting CDs, and growing her art supply collection.
Contact: 6001603@nbccd.ca

Director of CommunicationsStephanie Sirois (they/them)

Hi! My name is Stephanie Sirois, and I'm a first-year Jewellery/Metal Arts student. I graduated from the Foundation Visual Arts program last year after working for several years as a journalist.

As the new director of communications, I will be helping out with social media and related communications tasks. This year, I'm hoping to spearhead the re-establishment of a peer mentoring program. I also want to assist in making diversity and inclusion training more accessible across campus and addressing both food and financial insecurity concerns for students.

When I’m not in the metals studio, or at my tutoring job, I can normally be found with my nose in a book, coffee in hand. I spend the rest of my time writing, laying prone in an attempt to rest, or exhorting my kids and partner to play board games with me.

Do you have any questions or want to get my advice on something? I’m addicted to my phone so you can email me at 6001611@nbccd.ca.

Outreach Coordinator Siobhan Armstrong (they/she)

Hey everyone! My name is Siobhan (Sha-von) Armstrong and I am this year’s Outreach Coordinator! I am a first-year Textile Design student, and Foundation Visual Arts graduate from Prince Edward Island. As your Outreach Coordinator it is my priority that everyone at NBCCD feels safe, heard, and accepted. If you have any concerns or questions about the Student Association, I’m your person!
There’s nothing I love more than meeting new people, seeing new places, and taking in new forms of art and creativity. I especially love working with my hands wether that be knitting, sewing, or sculpting. If you would like to contact me you can do so through my school email (6001413@nbccd.ca) or request to speak to me through the Student Association's Instagram page (@sa_nbccd). Can’t wait for an amazing year!