OUR GOVERNANCE TEAM
To participate on the Board or its Working Groups, please contact eziegler@pecounty.on.ca.
Phil St. Jean, Board Chair, is a third-term Picton Councillor. Councillor who's portfolios includes the County Road 49 Working Group, Water and Wastewater Rates Community Committee, Picton BIA, and the Committee of Adjustment. Born and raised in the County, Councillor St. Jean's deep commitment to the county is expressed through the Picton Kinsmen and the Christmas Angel Tree program. He brings 20 years of residential contractor experience to the board.
Vice Chair Brad Nieman is a third term Councillor representing Bloomfield and Hallowell. Councillor Nieman is appointed to the Audit and Nominating Committees, County Road 49 Working Group, and the Prince Edward Lennox & Addington Social Services Committee. Councillor Nieman recently retired from his role as a Underground Infrastructure Supervisor for Loyalist Township, Brad brings three decades of municipal training and a lifetime of County experience to the Board.
Ian Chodikoff is an architect, urban designer, and founder of Chodikoff & Ideas, a consultancy serving the architecture and design community. He has directed research on affordable housing and urban design guidelines, and was a former editor of Canadian Architect magazine. Ian is a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, with graduate degrees from the University of British Columbia and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He lives full-time in the County.
Edward (Ted) Elborn is a project manager in the Major Projects Office - Canada Border Services Agency, responsible for overseeing the construction of new Ports of Entry. Past experience includes working in design development and contract administration for construction projects with private sector architectural and engineering firms, both in Canada and internationally. He has recent experience in leading large scale projects through design to construction in the public sector.
Interim Director Councillor Salvatore (Sam) Grosso is a first term Councillor representing Ameliasburgh Ward. Councillor Grosso is the County's representative on the Traffic Advisory Committee and Visit The County, Prince Edward County's Destination Marketing Management Organization.
After practicing as an architect and affordable housing consultant in Canada and the UK, Mark Guslits now works primarily as an urban revitalization/affordable housing development consultant and member of the Faculty at the U of T School of Architecture. He has been partner with a large Toronto residential development company focusing on affordable housing; Special Advisor on Housing to the City of Toronto; and senior project lead with HOK Architects. Between Jan of 2005 and June 2009, Mark was the first Chief Development Officer for the newly created Toronto Community Housing Corporation and in this capacity initiated and oversaw the planning, design and development work that would become the new Regent Park. He currently sits on the board of CreateTO, the City of Toronto’s real estate development arm and lives in Prince Edward County, ON.
Interim Councillor Representative John Hirsch represents South Marysburgh Ward in his second term, and sits on the Nominating, Audit, Built & Cultural Heritage and Environmental Advisory Committees, as well as South Marysburgh Facilities Association, and the Milford Fair and Public Library Boards. Retiring to the County in 2014 after a management career in purchasing and logistics and a passionate advocate for the environment, he heads the South Shore Joint Initiative, which protects, preserves and restores the County’s unique south shore.
Penny Morris has 30 year career in Early Childhood Education in Toronto. She was part of the Toronto First Duty project providing wrap-around care and education, the forerunner of all-day kindergarten. A small business owner and resident of Picton for 15 years, Penny was Chair of the Picton BIA for 4 years. She has advocated for affordable housing, and sat on the QE Re-Development Community Partner Selection Committee. Penny is an activist, believing that we have a responsibility to respect and treat all people and the environment with dignity.
