Tourism Kingston Board of Directors
Members of Tourism Kingston’s Board of Directors are the fiduciaries who guide the organization’s future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance, and financial management policies. In addition, the board ensures that the organization has adequate resources to advance its vision.
Working in collaboration with key partners such as the City of Kingston, Kingston Economic Development Corporation, Kingston Accommodations Partners, RTO9, and the Downtown Kingston! BIA, and others is essential to Tourism Kingston’s mandate and impact.
PJ Lee, Chair
Sivani Vinayaga – Past Chair
Jeff Downie, Treasurer
Megan Howes, Secretary
Scott Henderson, Director
Councillor Wendy Stephen (City of Kingston appointed)
Councillor Don Amos (City of Kingston appointed)
Mayor Bryan Paterson (City of Kingston appointed)
Lanie Hurdle (Ex Officio)
Donna Gillespie (Ex Officio)
Marijo Cuerrier (Ex Officio)
Krista LeClair (Ex Officio)
Bonnie Ruddock (Ex Officio)
Michael Springer (Kingston Accommodation Partners appointed)
Peter Karkoulis (Kingston Accommodation Partners appointed)
Eric Finucan (Kingston Accommodation Partners appointed)
Jai Bhatti (Kingston Accommodation Partners appointed)
Ryan Rowe (Kingston Accommodation Partners appointed)
2025 meeting dates:
- January 20
- February 24
- March 17
- April 28
- May 26
- June 16
- September 15
- October 20
- November 17
Committees
Attractions Committee
Committee lead: Ashley Bradshaw, Destination Development Manager
Maddi Andrews
Melanie Banks
Anna Collett
Elizabeth Cooper
Rory Cory
Guillaume Courcy
Marijo Cuerrier
Melissa Eapen
Simge Erdogan O’Connor
Eric Ferguson
Heather Ford
Kevin Gibbs
Annette Gillis
Alexa Grandy
Andrea Gunn
Liam Karry
Andrew Kelm
Jung-Ah Kim
Megan Knott
Krista LeClair
Jamie Mackenzie-Naish
Janelle MacPherson-Kenney
Alison Migneault
Claire Notman
Val Routledge
Bep Schippers
Glen Shackleton
Andre Soucy
Mike Stiell
Tamara Van Dyk
Geoff Waycik
2025 meeting dates:
- March 5
- June 4
- September 10
- December 3
Sales Committee
Open invitation to tourism sector sales colleagues. Meetings take place at Tourism Kingston’s office: 177 Wellington St, suite 200.
Committee leads:
Emma Lambert, Manager, Sport Partnerships, Wellness, and Culture
Noelle Piche, Travel and Tourism Development Specialist
Ted Robinson, Business Events Specialist
Peter Bertia
Rose Bertia
Sam Bertia
Kevin Biggs
Sean Billing
Rowena Brook
David Bussiere
Rory Costigan
Krista Doyle
Nicole Druce
Guy Dube
Amy Elgermsa
Eric Ferguson
Erin Finucan
Heather Ford
Jaclyn French
Tony Gargaro
Julianna Harbec
Dave Hay
Chris Healey
Elyse Helder
Christian Hoefler
Brian Hope
Susana Gordon
Tanner James
Amber Jamieson
Nicole Kemp
Gillian Kent
Jung-Ah Kim
Krista LeClair
Christopher McCaugherty
Dave McMullen
Jason Mullin
Jamie Mackenzie Naish
Jamie Oomen
Maddy Palmer
Andrea Parry
Kristen Pressling
Jonathan Rebelo
Claire Running
Bep Schippers
Glen Shackleton
Brandon Tattersall
Ryan Thompson
Allyson Tonelli
Jon Walker
Steve Walker
Tommy Wharton
Megan Wheeler
Martha Williams
2025 meeting dates:
- March 4
- June 3
- September 9
- December 2
Kingston Destination Marketing Committee
Committee lead: Alison Migneault, Chief Marketing Officer
Heather Ford – Chair
Ashley Bradshaw
Abbie Crane
Sarah Deacon
Krista Doyle
Bojana Duric
Melissa Susan Eapen
Samantha Geer
Peter Gillespie
Andrea Gunn
Cathy Kirkpatrick
Marley Kirkpatrick
Megan Knott
Krista LeClair
Christopher Loane
Hayden Major
Jamie McKenzie-Naish
Debbi Miller
Kristen Pressling
Marc Rand
Skylar Reid
Peter Sanfilippo
Daniel Solorio
Emily Steeves
2025 meeting dates:
- February 26
- April 23
- June 11
- September 24
- November 26
Creative Committee for Digital and Visual Communicators
Committee lead:
Derek Rowcliffe, Senior Graphic Designer
Peter Sanfilippo, Brand Manager
Sadie Babcock
Michelle Clarabut
Anna Collett
Elizabeth Cooper
Sarah Deacon
Alyssa de Hoop
Melissa Eapen
Simge Erdogan O’Connor
Rosalyn Gambhir
Eric Irwin
Lesley McDougall
Skylar Reid
Anna Ruck
Daniel Solorio
Paul Whittingham
2025 meeting dates:
- March 6
- June 5
- September 3
- December 4
Cruise Committee
Committee lead: Noelle Piche, Travel and Tourism Development Specialist
Daniel Beals
Sandy Berg
Stephen Burnett
Jason Clarke
Amy Elgersma
Ryan Evoy
Eric Ferguson
Maarten Groot
Gillian Kent
Megan Knott
Megan Whitehead
2025 meeting dates:
- September 16
Michael Broadhead
Julia Brook
Kelli Caravan
Jayson Duggan
Eric Galarneau
Rob Howard
Anita Johnson
Laura Kelly
Denis Leroux
Kelsey McNulty
Sue Moore
Geoffrey Sirett
Tim Stiff
Karma Tomm
Keaton Zandbergen
2025 meeting dates:
- February 24
- December 10
- April 16
- June 18
- August 20
- October 15
