Meet the Board of Directors

The Kingston Economic Development Corporation's Board of Directors is a public/private Board that sets the strategic direction for economic development and tourism in the community. It consists of four appointees from City Council, and eight appointees from the community.

The Board is responsible for providing leadership in making Kingston a better place in which to live, and in which to work, for both existing citizens, and new members of our Kingston community.  The Board of Directors is appointed annually with staggered one or two-year terms.

	Derek Winton, Chair Retired GM, Bombardier		Gordon MacDougall, Vice-Chair Sr. Vice President, Student and External Affairs, St. Lawrence College
	Dean Byrnes, Vice-Chair President & Co-owner Eikon Device Inc.		Jim Gibson, Secretary Empire Life (Ret'd)
	Debi Wells, Treasurer First VP, Limestone Local, Elementary Teachers´ Federation of Ontario		Mark Gerretsen Mayor, City of Kingston
	David Rutenberg, Professor Emeritus, Queen´s School of Business		Douglas Green, Management Consultant/Retired Army Officer (LCol) .
	Tim Sugrue, Management and Human Resource Consulting/ T. Sugrue & Assoc.		Councillor Sandy Berg Kingscourt - Strathcona District
	Councillor Rick Downes Cataraqui District		Councillor Bryan Paterson Trillium District
	Dorothy Hector (Alternate) Lakeside District

The Board of Directors holds regular monthly meetings throughout the year and special quarterly meetings to review Corporate objectives and deliverables.  To contact members of the KEDCO Board of Directors, please email board@kingstoncanada.com