CORE LEADERSHIP
Jeremy Poirier
CEO
Mr. Poirier brings nearly two decades of capital markets experience in the natural resource and technology sectors. He has served in various senior officer and corporate development roles at exploration mining companies. From September 2016 through December 2019, Mr. Poirier was CEO of Bearing Lithium Corp. and was instrumental in the Company's acquisition of Li3 Energy. Prior to Bearing Lithium, Mr. Poirier held senior roles at Pure Energy Minerals Ltd. and is currently the CEO of Grit Metals.
MIKE BLADY
PRESIDENT, VP EXPLORATION
Mr. Blady is an entrepreneur and a geologist with over 15 years experience in the capital markets. Mr. Blady has been involved in all facets of building, growing, and operating a public company and has successfully helped raise over $100 million in capital over the course of his career. Mr. Bladys extensive experience managing public companies gives him an appreciation of the best industry practices with respect to financial risk control and disclosure. Mr. Blady holds a B.Sc. from Simon Fraser University and currently sits on several boards of TSX, TSX-v and CSE companies.
Joel Leonard
CFO
Founding Partner of JCL Partners Chartered Professional Accountants located in Vancouver. Joel has developed an extensive background in finance and accounting with a focus on financial reporting and internal control implementation. Joel completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Thompson Rivers University and later received his CPA designation from the CA School of Business. Joel has spent the past three years consulting for publicly traded entities listed on various exchanges including the NYSE, TSX, TSX-V and the CSE.
BENJAMIN ASUNCION
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Mr. Asuncion has over 19 years of experience in the capital markets and natural resources sector. Since 2017, he has acted as principal of a private company that provides management consulting services to public companies and has held senior management, board of director and advisory roles with several public companies in the mineral exploration, healthcare, technology, and life sciences sectors. From 2007 through 2016, Mr. Asuncion acted as a mining analyst with Haywood Securities Inc. Prior to joining Haywood, he was involved in the management of an endowment fund at Simon Fraser University. Mr. Asuncion holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Simon Fraser University with concentrations in finance, accounting, and management science.
WARREN ROBB
DIRECTOR
Mr. Robb has over 35 years of mineral exploration experience with Senior and Junior mining companies throughout North America, China, Africa and South America. Notable senior positions include VP of Exploration for Nexus Gold (2015-present), VP Exploration for WPC Resources (now Bluestar Gold) from 2012-2020, Chief Geologist for Roxgold Inc. in 2012, VP of Exploration for TTM Resources from 2007-2011, Country Manager for Majestic Gold Corp. from 2003-2005, and an Officer of Trivalence Mining Corp. from 1997-2002.
BEN HINKLE
DIRECTOR
Mr. Hinkle has over 18 years' experience as an Economic Geologist spanning three countries and four US states. He advanced from an Ore Control Geologist to Project and Senior Geologist, Senior Exploration Geologist and Chief Geologist before moving into private consulting for the past several years. He has had notable achievements and is an expert in ore control systems, 3D geologic modeling, UG mapping systems, mining-block model reconciliation, block model validation, exploration, team building and management. He has extensive 3D modeling experience in both Vulcan and Leapfrog, and a track record of developing, fostering, and mentoring high performance geology teams. Mr. Hinkle earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Portland State University in 2004.
JORDAN CARROLL
DIRECTOR
Mr. Carroll is a certified electrician and has extensive experience in mining operations and mineral extraction. Mr. Carroll led a team involved in the commissioning of the Rio Tinto Alcan aluminum smelter located in Kitimat, B.C. and has prospected and owned placer mine claims. Mr. Carroll was formerly a director of American Battery Minerals Corp as well as Pike Mountain Minerals Inc., and is currently a director of J4 Ventures;Inc. He has completed courses in public company governance through Simon Fraser University.
Drew St. Laurent
DIRECTOR
Mr. Drew St. Laurent has a rich academic background, including a Bachelor of Arts in Human Geography from Thompson Rivers University, a Bachelor of Education, and a Master of Education in Higher Education from the University of British Columbia. Drew's graduate research focused on improving Indigenous access to post-secondary education in Canada. He has presented his findings to various audiences, including government bodies and educational institutions. Drew has been a Senior Administrator and lecturer in Health Sciences at UBC since 2012 and active lecturer within the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia. His passion lies in working with Indigenous communities to better their social determinants of health.Dan McCarn
ADVISORY BOARD
Mr. Dan McCarn has more than 30 years of experience in the nuclear, petroleum, minerals, and environmental industries. He has been involved at a project or operating company level, to permitting and technical evaluation, to regulatory oversight with international agencies. McCarn's experience includes lecturing on engineering economics of ISR mining for geologists and engineers in Kazatomprom, and working with AREVA in Central Asia focused on basin analysis, exploration, and development for in situ recovery (ISR) uranium projects. He also has experience in permitting and environmental analysis of ISR uranium projects in the U.S., including environmental analysis and affidavits to the NRC for the Crownpoint / Churchrock project in New Mexico, as well as working with companies in Austria, China, Brazil, Mexico, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on a variety of nuclear projects. McCarn also has worked extensively with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the evaluation of Member State uranium resources and nuclear fuel cycle issues. He was invited by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) to lead a team evaluating uranium projects in Northern China and Inner Mongolia. McCarn has numerous publications through the IAEA, DOE, and industry journals.
