Shelley Hirstwood | Ontario East

Shelley Hirstwood

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Contact
First Name: 
Shelley
Last Name: 
Hirstwood, Ec. D.
Position/Title: 
Business Development Officer
Telephone: 
613-544-2725
366 King Street East, Suite 420
Tel Ext: 
7232
Location: 
Kingston
Business/Organization: 
Kingston Economic Development
Bio...: 
Shelley Hirstwood, Kingston Economic Development Corporation focuses on Business Attraction and Aftercare support by seeking potential business opportunities and foreign direct investment to encourage businesses to relocate to Kingston. She coordinates those opportunities with government, realtors, site selectors and stakeholders to facilitate site selection and business development for businesses that are interested in relocating to Kingston. Prior to joining Kingston EcDev team, Shelley spent the past 13 years working as an Economic Development Manager in Gravelbourg, SK and Gananoque, ON. Her work has focused on investment attraction, business retention and expansion and community development. Shelley graduated with Bachelor of Science from Trent University, has an Economic Development Certificate from the University of Waterloo, Training for Small Business Counsellors from Acadia University, and completed the Queen’s Executive Program at Queen’s University. Shelley is the past president for Ontario East Economic Development Commission for the term of 2018 - 2020 and has been sitting on the Board of Directors for seven years.
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Board Title: 
Past President