2021 Board of Directors
Gillian Watters, Chair
Program Director,
KEYS Job Centre
Yafan Huang, Vice Chair
President & Chief Scientific Officer,
Performance Plants Inc.
Lyndsay Wise, Treasurer
Research Director,
Dresner Advisory Services, LLC
John Sheridan, Secretary
Retired CEO,
Ballard Power Systems & Bell
Dave Carnegie, Past Chair
Senior Environmental Consultant,
Malroz Engineering Inc.
Gary Oosterhof
Councillor,
Countryside District
Don Aldridge
Retired Executive Director,
Centre for Advanced Computing,
Queen's University
Mary Rita Holland
Councillor,
Kingscourt-Rideau District
Anne Vivian-Scott
President & CEO,
BKIN Technologies Ltd.
Wayne Hill
Councillor,
Lakeside District
Bryan Paterson
Mayor,
City of Kingston
Ryan DaSilva
Industrial Millwright,
Cancoil Thermal Corporation
Lanie Hurdle, Ex-officio
Chief Administrative Officer,
City of Kingston
Megan Knott, Ex-officio
Executive Director,
Tourism Kingston
Board Member Recruitment Process
Each year, Kingston Economic Development conducts a recruitment process to fill vacant volunteer Board positions. Interested members of the public are encouraged to contact us.
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Presentation and moderated discussion on consumer demand for South Eastern Ontario vacation experiences and likely market profile based on Twenty31’s latest consumer research st
Learn how to create, produce, and market a podcast for your brand.
Networking: Join us for a free, fun, and informal networking event!!
Starting a small business? Learn how Kingston Economic Development can help!
Join us April 29th as Startup Grind presents An Intimate Look at Female Entrepreneurship in Patriarchal Industries.
The World Trade Centre Toronto, in partnership with the Kingston Economic Development Corporation are pleased to host a new Trade Accelerator Program (TAP) cohort beginning on M