Media Release, February 5, 2025
The Ontario East Economic Development Commission (Ontario East) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on February 5, 2025 at the Westin Harbour Castle during the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) annual conference.
The following Officers and Directors were approved by the Board of Directors and the Members for 2025-26, respectively:
• President: TJ Flynn, Northumberland County
• Vice-President/Treasurer: Vicki Bristow Ferguson, Quinte Economic Development Commission
• Past-President: Stephen Paul, Lennox & Addington County
• Secretary: Jay Amer, Ontario East Economic Development Commission
New Directors Appointed at the AGM Include:
• Vicki Bristow-Ferguson, Quinte Economic Development Commission
• Ben McIlquham, Kingston Economic Development
• Derrick Morgan, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
• Bonnie Ruddock, Regional Tourism Organization 9
• Daniel Van Kampen, Town of Cobourg
The following retiring Directors were thanked for their contributions to the Commission: Abdul Razak Jendi, Kingston Economic Development, Chris King, Quinte Economic Development Commission and Bob Peters, City of Cornwall.
Scott Murdoch, Welch LLP presented the 2024 Financial Statements and were appointed as auditors for the next fiscal year.
The Ontario East Economic Development Commission (Ontario East) was established in 1988 as a non-profit regional marketing agency with a mandate to develop, implement and administer programs to attract new investment and jobs to its diverse group of communities in eastern Ontario. With a focus on investment attraction, Ontario East also offers professional development opportunities and delivers programs to enhance the region’s competitiveness.
For more information and a complete list of Directors and Staff please visit: https://ontarioeast.ca/about-us/.
Thank you to all members for your ongoing support of Ontario East! Not a member? Join us now at this link: https://ontarioeast.ca/become-a-member.