PDAC Committees
The work of PDAC is guided by the expertise of its volunteers who make up 16 committees.
The PDAC committees are established by the Board in accordance with Part 6 of the PDAC BY-LAW NO. 1.
Audit Committee
Chair: Jeff Swinoga
Members:
Peter Dimmell
Krinor Resources Inc.
Jessie Liu-Ernsting
G Mining Ventures Corp.
Jeff Swinoga
Exploits Discovery Corp.
Awards Committee
Chair: Alex Christopher
Members:
Jon Baird
Robert Boyd
Endurance Gold Corporation
Alex Christopher
Patricia Dillon
Peter Dimmell
Krinor Resources Inc.
Raymond Goldie
Independent Analyst and Director
Jessie Liu-Ernsting
G Mining Ventures Corp.
Bill Mercer
Bill Mercer Consulting
Glenn Mullan
Golden Valley Mines
Glenn Nolan
Wyloo Ring of Fire
Robert Schafer
Eagle Mines Management
Convention Planning
Chairs: Charles Beaudry and Valerie Wilson
Members:
Charles Beaudry
QC Copper and Gold Inc.
Robert Boyd
Endurance Gold Corporation
Nic Capps
Calibre Mining Corp.
Antoine Caté
SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.
Patrick Chance
Patrick Chance & Associates
Natalie Chu
Orix Geoscience Inc.
Brooke Clements
Craton Minerals Ltd.
Resa Furey
Stantec
Raymond Goldie
Independent Analyst and Director
Eaun Gray
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Don Hains
Hains Technology Associates
Robert Hearst
Southern Geoscience Consultants
Doris Hiam-Galvez
Hatch Ltd.
Joe Hinzer
Watts, Griffis and McOuat Limited
Francisca Maepa
BHP
Enrique Mendez
Cowater International
Sasha (Aleksandr) Mitrofanov
Macquarie Mining Finance Canada
Volker Moeller
SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd.
Naomi Nemeth
Lavras Gold
Ellie Owens
Auramet International
Karl Pearce
Hatch
Spencer Ramshaw
RSR Freelance
Sonia Scarselli
BHP
Antoine Schwartzmann
OreGroup
Patricia Sheahan
Consultant
James Siddorn
SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.
Keith Spence
Global Mining Capital
Rob Stevens
Pakawau Geomanagement Inc.
John Sullivan
Mineral Exploration Consultant
Robert Valliant
Tri Origin Exploration Ltd.
Valerie Wilson
SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd.
Shuda Zhou
DiscoveryPro Mining Ltd.
Executive
Chair: Raymond Goldie
Members:
Alex Christopher
Conrad Dix
Agnico Eagle
Raymond Goldie
Independent Analyst and Director
David Murray
Resourceful Geoscience
Scott Parsons
Alamos Gold
Karen Rees
Consultant
Finance & Taxation
Chairs: Rob Stevens and Michael Long
Members:
Brian Abraham
Dentons Canada LLP
Peter Bell
NorthWest Copper
Tara Christie
Banyan Gold Corp.
Lisa Davis
PearTree Securities
Ben-Schoeman Geldenhuys
Tamarack Mining Services
Michael Long
KPMG LLP
Greg New
G&K Accounting Professional Corp.
Keith Spence
Global Mining Capital
Rob Stevens
Pakawau Geomanagement Inc.
Geoscience & Innovation
Chairs: Charles Beaudry and Frank Santaguida
Members:
Sandy Archibald
Aurum Exploration
Charles Beaudry
QC Copper and Gold Inc.
Doris Hiam-Galvez
Hatch Ltd.
Anna Hicken
Dryden Gold
Francisca Maepa
BHP
Gordon Maxwell
GJM Mining
Volker Moeller
SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd.
Marian Moroney
Auro Australis
David Murray
Resourceful Geoscience
Scott Parsons
Alamos Gold
Frank Santaguida
Glencore
Ciara Talbot
Vale Base Metals
Jean-Paul Tsotsos
BMO Capital Markets
Governance & Nominating
Chairs: MaryAnn Crichton (Appointed) and Scott Parsons (Ex-Officio)
Members:
Rosario Astuvilca-Rojas
Inclusive Mining
MaryAnn Crichton
Hatch Ltd.
Patricia Dillon
Scott Parsons
Alamos Gold
Karen Rees
Consultant
Mary-Carmen Vera
Blumetric
Health & Safety
Chair: Conrad Dix
Members:
James Barrieau
Boart Longyear
Jonathan Buchanan
Association for Mineral Exploration
Lorne Burden
Consulting Geologist
Conrad Dix
Agnico Eagle
Morgan Dunham
CanAlaska Uranium
Chris Evans
New-Sense Geophysics Ltd.
Steven Galjaardt
Boart Longyear
Ben Graham
Major Drilling
Louise Lowe
Canadian Diamond Drilling Association
James Maxwell
First Mining Gold
Gordon Maxwell
GJM Mining
Bill Mercer
Bill Mercer Consulting
George Werniuk
Consulting Geologist
Bryan Wilson
WSP
Human Resource Development
Chair: David Murray
Members:
Peggy Bell
Resource Becoming
Laura Clinton
Mining Matters
Conrad Dix
Agnico Eagle
Ben Graham
Major Drilling
Mary Louise Hill
Lakehead University
Felix Lee
Jessie Liu-Ernsting
G Mining Ventures Corp.
Ryan Montpellier
Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR)
David Murray
Resourceful Geoscience
Christine Petch
CPETCH Consulting
Rowan Phendler
Cripps Leadership Advisors
Karen Rees
Consultant
Alexandra Squires
New Found Gold Corp.
Kendra Zammit
Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia
Indigenous Affairs
Chairs: Mary-Carmen Vera and Lana Eagle
Members:
Mark Deans
Barrick Gold Corporation
Lana Eagle
Lana Eagle Consulting
Jonathan Fowler
Michael Fox
Indigenous Community Engagement
Arend Hoekstra
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Katherine Koostachin
Sussex Strategy Group
Pam Marsden
Hudbay Minerals Inc.
Gordon Maxwell
GJM Mining
Stuart McCracken
Teck Resources Limited
Glenn Nolan
Wyloo Ring of Fire
Kevin O'Callaghan
Fasken Martineau LLP
Karen Restoule
Crestview Strategy
Mary Carmen Vera
Blumetric
Sarah Weber
C3 Alliance Corp.
Colin Webster
Alamos Gold
Laureen Whyte
Arbutus Consulting
International
Chair: Stuart McCracken
Members:
Sandy Archibald
Aurum Exploration
J. Gregory Goldhawk
Trinsyc Strategic Communications
Juan-Carlos Guajardo
Plusmining
Florencia Heredia
Allende & Brea
Doris Hiam-Galvez
Hatch Ltd.
Stuart McCracken
Teck Resources Limited
Robert Schafer
Eagle Mines Management
Keith Spence
Global Mining Capital
Laura Stein
Laura Stein Consulting
Raziel Zisman
Whittle Consulting
Lands & Regulations
Chairs: Scott Parsons and Matthew Pickard
Members:
Siri Genik
BRIDGE©
Justine Knox
Ecofish Research | Trinity Consultants Canada
Stephen Morison
SRM Consulting Ltd.
Scott Parsons
Alamos Gold
Matthew Pickard
Pickard Advisors
Michael Rosatelli
Rosatelli Exploration Services
Sean Samson
transition.inc
Membership
Chair: Mary Louise Hill
Members:
Marc Gasparotto
Lundin Mining
Mary Louise Hill
Lakehead University
Nickolas Kohlmann
Kohlmann and Associates
Kevin Neyedley
Government of Nova Scotia
Spencer Ramshaw
RSR Freelance
Public Affairs
Chairs: Stephen Morison and Kerem Usenmez
Members:
Lynda Bloom
Analytical Solutions Ltd.
Jim Borland
Strait Minerals Inc.
David Clarry
Hudbay Minerals
MaryAnn Crichton
Hatch Ltd.
Shari Gardiner
HD Gold
Stephen Morison
SRM Consulting Ltd.
Sean Samson
transition.inc
Patricia Sheahan
Consultant
Kerem Usenmez
Volta Metals Ltd.
George Werniuk
Consulting Geologist
Securities
Chair: Kerem Usenmez
Members:
Brian Abraham
Dentons Canada LLP
Kurt Breede
Scotiabank
Lisa Davis
PearTree Securities
Denis Frawley
Ormston List Frawley LLP
Greg Gosson
Wood
Sandy Hershaw
Crowdmatrix
Bruce McLeod
Sabina Gold and Silver Corp.
Dean McPherson
TMX Group
Maria Smirnova
Sprott Asset Management
Keith Spence
Global Mining Capital
Marilyn Spink
Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.
Nick Tintor
Independent
Kerem Usenmez
Volta Metals Ltd.
Al Wiens
Wildeboer Dellelce
Sustainability
Chair: Valerie Pascale
Members:
Amiel Blajchman
Cedar Water Strategy
Dani Bryant
Fasken
Jonathan Fowler
Siri Genik
BRIDGE©
Raymond Goldie
Independent Analyst and Director
Melanie Jenkins
MAG Silver Corp
Dennis Jones
Consultant
Alexandria Marcotte
Osisko Mining
Bill McGuinty
OTD Exploration Services Inc.
Valerie Pascale
Modern Core
Ian Thomson
Shinglespit Consultants Inc.