Staff and Board
Our Professional Staff
A professional staff manages GCFDC:
Heather
Lawless - Executive Director, responsible for the
management of GCFDC and the delivery of economic development
services.
Mike O'Keefe
- Business Development Officer, responsible for delivery
of business financing, consulting, and referral services
along with the delivery of economic development services.
Ben TeKamp
- Small Business Consultant, responsible for the delivery
of the Self-Employment Benefit Program.
Charlotte
McArthur - Financial Administration Officer, responsible
for financial and client administration.
Cathy Gilmer
- Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP) and
Self-Employment Benefit Program (SEB) Administrator, responsible for
EODP and SEB delivery and administration.
Justin St.
Pierre
- Data Records and Website Coordinator.

Left to Right: Ben TeKamp, Charlotte McArthur,
Justin St. Pierre, Heather Lawless, Cathy
Gilmer, Mike O'Keefe.
Our Board of Directors
GCFDC is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors
who are representative of the economic sectors and the
communities of Grenville County. The Members of the
Board include:
Pat McGahey, Chairman
Brenda Blanchfield, Director
Shirley Ellis, Secretary-Treasurer Jim Fisher,
Vice-Chairman Bob Hennessy, Director
Renata Kimmerly, Director
Jim McManaman, Director
Norie Spence, Director
Nelly Van Berlo, Director John Walsh,
Director
Resource Member: Lisa Taylor

Front, Left to Right: Norie Spence, Pat
McGahey, Shirley Ellis. Back, Left to Right: Jim
McManaman, Renata Kimmerly, Brenda Blanchfield, John
Walsh. Missing from photo: Jim Fisher, Bob Hennessy,
Lisa Taylor, Nelly Van Berlo.
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