OUR GOVERNANCE TEAM
The Housing Corporation will be recruiting for public members in late September 2025.
Watch this space or thecounty.ca if you are interested in applying or contact eziegler@pecounty.on.ca to be notified when recruitment starts.
Phil St. Jean, Board Chair, is a third-term Picton Councillor. Councillor St. Jean's portfolios include 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 has a deep commitment to the county and is an active volunteer with the Picton Kinsmen and the Christmas Angel Tree program. As a residential contractor for 19 years he brings his first-hand construction experience to the board.
Interim Director Sam Grosso is a first term Councillor representing Ameliasburgh Ward, and is appointed to the Traffic Advisory Committee and Visit The County, Prince Edward County's Destination Marketing Management Organization.
Interim Director, John Hirsch represents South Marysburgh Ward in his second term as Councillor and sits on the Nominating, Audit, Built & Cultural Heritage and Environmental Advisory Committees, as well as South Marysburgh Facilities Association, Milford Fair Board, and Public Library Board. Councillor Hirsch retired to the County in 2014 after a varied career including management in purchasing and logistics. A passionate advocate for the environment and conservation, he heads the South Shore Joint Initiative, a local charity dedicated to protecting, preserving and restoring the County’s unique south shore.
Interim Director Kate MacNaughton is a second term Councillor for Picton Ward. Councillor MacNaughton sits on the Accessibility Advisory Committee and Working Group, Environmental Advisory Committee and Working Group, Nominating Committee, Picton Ward Recreation Committee, and the Prince Edward County Library Board. Councillor MacNaughton is passionate about civic engagement.
Director 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.
The Corporation is supported by the following Municipal Staff of the Housing Department.
As Affordable Housing Supervisor, Elis Ziegler brings over thirty years of management experience to supporting the Corporation and managing direct housing services for County residents. Their previous experience in the sector include program and policy design, system planning as well as sector-specific training for front-line staff. Mx. Ziegler is the Chair of the Housing and Homelessness Action Team of the Community and Safety Well-Being Plan and the Prince Edward Inter-Services Group.