John Licharson, Chairman of the Board,

Debra Marshall, Vice Chair of the Board and Chair of the Area Development Committee, became a member of the Board of Directors in 2005. Debra Marshall was born and raised in Prince Edward County, of United Empire Loyalist heritage. Having left Prince Edward County to pursue her career in media communications, sales and marketing, she returned to take over the family farm, established by her great grandfather. Currently a tender fruit farmer, Mrs. Marshall is a member of the Rotary Club of Picton and is active in a variety of community service initiatives.

John Jackson, Past Chair of the Board,

Tony Harborow, Chair of the Finance Committee,

Taj Jaffer

Richard Potter, Chair of the Governance Committee, joined the Board of Directors in 2006. He practiced business law for a national and international firm in Toronto and London for 25 years followed by six years as its full time Director of Marketing and Business Development. He now consults to law firms in Eastern Canada from his home office near Milford in Prince Edward County where he and his wife have owned an historic home for nearly 20 years. Richard has considerable experience in advising technology companies and businesses generally on technology matters. Richard has also been active on a number of community services and arts boards and has recently completed the Directors Education Program of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D).

Doug Sexsmith, Chair of the Investment Committee, joined the Board of Directors in June 2001. Mr. Sexsmith was the Chair of the 1000 Islands CFDC for four years prior to joining our organization. Mr. Sexsmith is the Past Vice-President and a former Chair of the Board of Governors of the AMP. Mr. Sexsmith has an extensive background in civil engineering and operated his own consulting company.

Dennis Snider became a Director of the Board in December 2007. Mr. Snider is a retired Canadian Foreign Service Officer who served Canada in a number of overseas assignments, including  as the Canadian Ambassador to Yugoslavia, to Macedonia and to Croatia. In Ottawa, his assignments included Director of the Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Division and Director of the Foreign Intelligence Division. Prior to joining the Foreign Service Mr. Snider taught at the Ontario Schools for the Deaf in Belleville and Milton. Mr. Snider and his wife Susan returned to the Quinte region in 2004 and immersed themselves in serving the L&A community. Mr. Snider is currently a member of the Napanee Waste Management Advisory Committee and the President of the Napanee Rotary Club.

Beth Vader became a Director in October 2008. Born and raised in Prince Edward County, Ms Vader completed her BPHE, BSc and BEd at Queen's University. Currently she is facilitating the innovative, new County Roots program at Prince Edward Collegiate Institute, an experiential course that has students working both at school and in the community to learn first-hand about the agriculture, tourism and culinary industries of Prince Edward County. Ms Vader's past work experience includes Programming Director for World Youth Centre (WYC) - a non-profit organization based in Toronto focusing on international youth action for social change, as well as teaching overseas. An active member of the Prince Edward County community involved with swimming, golf, running and cycling, Beth brings a youthful perspective to the table. 

Harold Redekopp joined the Board in 2010 after a distinguished career in radio and television broadcasting at the CBC, including several senior executive posts.  Harold has held directorships on the boards of a wide variety of arts organizations, both public and private, in Canada and internationally.  Among other graduate and post graduate degrees, he holds an arts administration diploma and is an Associate of the Royal Canadian College of Organists.  Harold and his wife live on Amherst Island.