Staff Profiles

Casey Lessard
Publisher/Editor/Photographer/View from the Strip
http://www.caseylessard.com
(519) 614-3614
Publisher Casey Lessard is an award winning photographer (OCNA’s second best photographer 2007 and 2008) and journalist (CCNA’s 2008 winner for Outstanding Reporter Initiative) who believes that community newspapers are strongest when they give everyone a chance to have a public voice.

Sid Reaburn
Advertising Sales
(519) 262-3234
If you are looking to advertise in the Grand Bend Strip, you’ll want to talk to Sid Reaburn. In addition to her work in our advertising department, Sid is a fitness expert and amateur photographer.

Anjhela Michielsen
Associate Editor/Alternative View
Anjhela Michielsen is a concerned citizen trying to make a change in the world. Anjhela is a student at the University of Western Ontario and is especially interested in social justice and feminist issues.

Rita Lessard
Chief Distribution Officer/Advice from Mom
Rita Lessard is the publisher’s mother, and her column presents funny moments and thoughts to which we can all relate. Rita works at Tim Horton’s in Exeter; she and Tom live in Crediton.

Tom Lessard
Keeping the Peace
Tom Lessard is the publisher’s father, and his column recalls his time as a member of the Royal Canadian Regiment based in London, Ontario and his years as a United Nations peacekeeper in Germany, Cyprus and Egypt. Tom is an ardent Montreal Canadiens fan.

Joan McCullough
Chief Distribution Officer
Joan McCullough is the publisher’s aunt, and she is a former Ministry of Transportation driving test evaluator. Who else would we trust to deliver the paper?

Contributors:

Jenipher Appleton
Living in Balance
Jenipher Appleton is an elementary school teacher and birding expert. Jenipher brings her love for nature and the environment to her class and to the readers of the Grand Bend Strip.

Cameron Rankin
Golf Tips
Cameron Rankin is a member of the CPGA and British PGA, and is the head golf professional at Sand Hills Golf Resort in Port Franks.

James Eddington
Recipes
James Eddington is the owner of Eddington’s of Exeter, a fine dining restaurant on Exeter’s Main Street.

Tamara Nicola
Technically Speaking
Tamara Nicola is a Grand Bend computer expert and website developer. Her website/blog can be found at VisitGrandBend.com.

Jeff Reaburn
Principal’s Page
Jeff Reaburn is the principal at South Huron District High School in Exeter.