Karen Rees

Karen Rees has a B.Sc. Honours Geology degree from the University of Saskatchewan (1984), is a member of Professional Geoscientists Ontario (2002), and has enjoyed a geoscience career spanning more than 30 years in the mineral exploration industry in Canada. She has held roles as Project Geologist, Exploration Manager, Vice-President of Exploration, and Corporate Secretary. Currently, Karen is a consultant to the industry and serves on the boards of three junior exploration companies with mineral exploration projects in Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba. As an enthusiastic volunteer in the industry, Karen is on the Board of Directors of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), is a member of PDAC committees including Executive, Awards, Human Resource Development, and the PDAC Student-Industry Mineral Exploration Workshop (S-IMEW). Prior to being appointed President, Karen was also a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee.