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Regional Staff Contacts

The Ministry has eight regional teams across the province helping communities with their rural economic development needs. Each team consists of a Client Account Officer, a Rural Business Consultant and an Economic Development Consultant.

Regional staff can help coach REDDI users and help you to interpret the data, analysis and strategies found here as it may apply in your situation

To find the regional team for your area, take a look at the Regional Team Map.

Location	Position	Name	Phone	Email
Belleville	RBC	Rita Byvelds	(613) 962-4170	rita.byvelds@ontario.ca
Belleville	CAO	Hollee Kew	(613) 962-6181	hollee.kew@ontario.ca
Belleville	EDC	Bonnie O'Neill	(613) 962-2655	bonnie.oneill@ontario.ca
Blenheim	RBC	Jeff Kinsella	(519) 676-7361	jeff.kinsella@ontario.ca
Blenheim	CAO	Kevin Montgomery	(519) 676-3325	kevin.montgomery@ontario.ca
Blenheim	EDC	Barb Burgess	(519) 676-9850	barbara.burgess@ontario.ca
Maxville	Manager, East Region	Claude Rivet*	(613) 527-2622	claude.rivet@ontario.ca
Maxville	RBC	Lynne Groulx*	(613) 527-2290	lynne.groulx@ontario.ca
Maxville	CAO	Yves Lavictoire*	(613) 527-2745	yves.lavictoire@ontario.ca
Maxville	EDC	Pat Parent*	(613) 527-2229	pat.parent@ontario.ca
Guelph	Manager, West Region	Art Lawson	(519) 826-4093	art.lawson@ontario.ca
Guelph	RBC	Paul Bowers	(519) 826-3237	paul.bowers@ontario.ca
Guelph	CAO	Donna Sunter	(519) 826-4349	donna.sunter@ontario.ca
Guelph	EDC	Susan Powell	(519) 826-4042	susan.powell1@ontario.ca
Lindsay	RBC	Kathy Simpson	(705) 324-6127	kathryn.simpson1@ontario.ca
Lindsay	CAO	Elaine Flook	(705) 324-1481	elaine.flook@ontario.ca
Lindsay	EDC	Judy Coward	(705) 324-5715	judy.coward@ontario.ca
Owen Sound	RBC	Pat Kuntz	(519) 371-7437	pat.kuntz@ontario.ca
Owen Sound	CAO	John Schut	(519) 371-3134	john.schut@ontario.ca
Owen Sound	EDC	Cheryl Govier	(519) 371-4717	cheryl.govier@ontario.ca
Smiths Falls	RBC	Bruce Moore	(613) 283-7002, Ext. 107	bruce.g.moore@ontario.ca
Smiths Falls	CAO	Kevin O'Dair	(613) 283-7002, Ext. 110	kevin.odair@ontario.ca
Smiths Falls	EDC	Brian Ritchie	(613) 283-7002, Ext. 112	brian.w.ritchie@ontario.ca
Woodstock	RBC	Gary Stephens	(519) 537-3896	gary.stephens@ontario.ca
Woodstock	CAO	Erin Panek	(519) 537-3537	erin.panek@ontario.ca
Woodstock	EDC	Nancy Ross	(519) 537-2656	nancy.ross@ontario.ca

* bilingual , ¥ on leave

Client Account Officer (CAO)

The CAO provides contacts with the right people, information and business resources that can make a difference to a company's competitiveness and profitability.

Rural Business Consultant (RBC)

The RBC provides counseling, resource materials, contacts, seminars and training to rural entrepreneurs and promotes development of business groups and associations to help solve problems and enhance competitiveness in all regions.

Economic Development Consultant (EDC)

The EDC can train or assist municipalities and community groups to build strategies for economic development through partnership building and show the way to tools, resources and services needed.

Regional Team Map
Rural economic development staff map community strategic planning helping communities