05/19/2026
Gary Merton joined the Lake Spur Marketing team near the end of 2025, as he retired from over 35 years of public service in a local municipality. His role was to always lead employees in the agency while demonstrating communication and problem-solving skills. He would collaborate with stakeholders and was involved with the budget process and labor negotiations. This is where Gary found a fondness for working with numbers.
As the Chief Financial Officer of Lake Spur Marketing, Gary brings his protective instincts to help our clients, partners and team members to foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement in their financial solvency. Some of his primary functions will to be to keep a watchful eye on internal funds, compensation to team members, invoicing and reconciling of payments and navigating co-op advertising submissions for many of our clients.
Gary looks forward to bringing over three decades of experience in a leadership position, to partner with team members at Lake Spur Marketing to help them achieve their best.