The Foundation of the Chatham-Kent Hospice has its new face – one that is very familiar across Chatham-Kent.
Brock McGregor, a Chatham-Kent councillor and local naturopath, has been named executive director, effective June 9.
McGregor will replace Jodi Maroney, who has held the position for the past nine years.
However, they’ll share space for a couple of weeks as McGregor transitions into the job.
Marian Redford, chair of the hospice foundation, said McGregor was a unanimous choice by the board, which was helped by Logic Executive Search in the head-hunting effort.
“We had a robust selection process,” she said. “Brock is very well known in the community. He has so much experience in the community.”
McGregor said the position was too good to pass up.
“I’d been looking for a bit of a change and another way to be involved in the community,” he said. “The hospice and the hospice foundation provide really important services to people. To lead an organization in the community to make sure that work will continue to happen and is sustainable is really important.”
Redford said Maroney helped with the selection process by announcing early in the new year that she would be retiring next month.
“We were able to do a thorough process for hiring her replacement,” Redford said. “Jodi was very generous and gave us advance notice.”
Fresh off receiving the Visionary Award at the 2025 Business Excellence Awards from the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce, Maroney said she’s “thrilled” with the board’s choice of McGregor as her replacement.
“I think he’ll make a great addition to the team. He’s well established in the community,” she said.
McGregor said he appreciates the chance to hit the ground running with Maroney by his side.
“Jodi’s been there from the beginning and did a fantastic job,” he said. “It’s an exciting place to join and I hope to continue on with that work. This is an important cause in the community. People who get involved with it want to stay involved.”
Maroney said she’s looking forward to working beside McGregor as she heads towards retirement.
“I feel good about it and I hope it will help him feel good starting like that,” she said. “It should help him get comfortable with the (foundation) team and see the key areas that maybe he wants to start focusing on.”
The timing is solid as well, as the Hike for Hospice took place earlier this month and the foundation is gearing up for its fall efforts, including its annual gala.
“We are ramping up for our gala, and preparing communications to go out in the summer. It’s kind of the best time to come in,” she said. “He can get in on everything that’s going to be happening for the second half of the year.”
As for his business, McGregor Naturopathic, he said he’ll be transitioning out of it.
“I’ve let patients know and we’re working on that transition plan right now,” he said.
The Chatham-Kent Hospice is a 10-bed residential facility that offers care for residents facing end-of-life and support for their loved ones.
The hospice provides comfort, support and specialized pain and symptom management in a home-like setting.
Around-the-clock care is provided by dedicated physicians, nurses, personal support workers and volunteers.
