Elected Directors
 
   Brian E. Abraham
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

Brian is the National Co-Chair of FMC’s Mining Group. His mining practice involves all phases of mining from exploration, development and production through to reclamation. He provides advice on all forms of title reviews... More+
 
 
Robert Boyd
Cooper Jack Investments Ltd.

Robert Boyd is a mining executive with 35 years’ experience in exploration, executive-level management, corporate finance and corporate governance. Robert is currently President CEO and Director of Endurance Gold Corporation...More+
 
 

Don Bragg
Prospector
Don Bragg has been an active prospector since 1956, working for both major and junior mining companies and has been self-employed since 1964. Don spent 3 years at the University of British Columbia in the Honours Geology program... More+

 
 

Mike Burke
Golden Predator Corporation
Mike Burke was raised in Chilliwack and has been involved in the mineral exploration industry since 1983, when he first worked in Yukon and Northern British Columbia... More+

 
 
Andrew Davies
Teck
Dr. Andrew Davies is active in the Vancouver mining community, has been active with AME BC as a member of the RoundUp organising committee and co-taught the Volcanology and Breccias shortcourse at the Roundup from... More+
 
 

Fionnuala Devine
Geologist

Fionnuala Devine is an independent geologist working out of Atlin, and the North Okanagan. Originally from a small northern BC community, she has worked travelled... More+

 
 

Mona Forster
Entrée Gold Inc.
Mona M. Forster is Executive Vice President at Entrée Gold Inc. Ms. Forster’s focus throughout her career (over 20 years associated with the mining industry)... More+

 
 

David Gale
Strongbow Exploration Inc.

David has worked as an exploration geologist for the past 16 years on a variety of projects throughout Canada. During the past five years... More+

 
 

Kendra Johnston
Silver Quest Resources
Kendra is a Geologist with Silver Quest Resources, a Vancouver based exploration company focusing on building grass roots gold and silver projects in British Columbia and Yukon... More+

 
 

Fran MacPherson
Accurate Mining Services Ltd.
Fran Macpherson is the president of Accurate Mining Services Ltd., and independent consulting company operating out of the city of Quesnel in the northern Cariboo region of central BC... More+

 
 

Michael R. J. McPhie
Chair, AME BC 
Curis Resources Ltd.
Michael has many years of experience at senior levels within the Canadian natural resource sector. Previous to joining Curis Resources Ltd., Michael was a director and Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development with Exeter Resource Corporation and... More+

 
 

David Moore
Serengeti Resources Inc.
Mr. Moore is President & CEO of Serengeti Resources Inc. Prior to joining Serengeti, David had a 30 year career with Teck Cominco; including management of Cominco Ltd’s Western Canadian and Canadian Exploration groups.... More+

 
 
Diane Nicolson
Amarc Resources Ltd.
Diane is Executive Vice President of Amarc Resources Ltd. a Hunter Dickinson affiliated company. After completing a PhD on gold enriched volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits... More+
 
 
Darren O’Brien
BCGold Corp
Darren O’Brien is Vice President, Exploration for BCGold Corp. and has over 17 years experience in the mineral exploration industry. His previous role was Director Exploration for Thompson Creek Metals... More+
 
 

Tom Schroeter
President & CEO
Fjordland Exploration Inc.
Prior to joining Fjordland in 2007, Mr. Schroeter was Senior Regional Geologist and Manager of the Vancouver Mineral Development Office with the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources ...More+

 
 

Robert Stevens
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Rob is a professional geologist with a range of experience in industry, at post-secondary institutions and with government. He is well known for his involvement in the mineral exploration community in Vancouver... More+

 
 

Derrick Strickland
Geological Consultant
Derrick Strickland P.Geo., MBA, is a geological consultant with more than 25 years of industry experience. He is a director and advisor to several junior exploration companies... More+

 
 

Scott Weston

Hemmera
Scott leads the growth and development of the mining business at Hemmera as a business leader in environmental consulting. He has a bachelor of science degree from UBC in physical geography and geology... More+


 

Appointed Directors
 
 

Sam Adkins
McCarthy-Tetrault
Sam Adkins is a lawyer in the Vancouver office of McCarthy Tétrault LLP. His practice is in the area of general corporate and commercial law... More+

 
     
 

Gavin C. Dirom
President & Chief Executive Officer
Gavin joined AME BC in late 2008. He brings over 20 years of mineral exploration and mining industry experience, with a focus on project permitting, safety, environmental management and sustainable mineral development in British Columbia... More+

     
 

Kristy Emery
Catana Counsulting
Kristy Emery is the founder and Principal Consultant with Catana Consulting and works with clients on developing and implementing strategic community engagement activities... More+

 
 
Richard LeBourdais
Regional Representative (Kamloops Region)
Honourary Chief, Whispering Pines / Clinton Indian Band
I am a Secwepemc citizen, of the Shuswap Nation, raised in the Central Interior of BC, Clinton was my hometown. Working in Prince George, I attained...More+
 
 

David McLelland
Regional Representative (Vancouver Island)
Auracle Geospatial Science
Based in Qualicum Beach, David prospects Vancouver Island and throughout BC for metals and industrial minerals. David operates Auracle Geospatial Science Inc., a remote sensing and geospatial intelligence company that provides... More+

 
 

John Murray
Southeastern BC Representative
Murray Geological Services
John is a Geological Consultant based in Nelson. A graduate of Haileybury School of Mines, and of University of Manitoba, he worked for Inco, Willroy Mines, and Goldbelt Mines before branching off into consulting... More+

 
 

Harvey Tremblay
Regional representative (Northwestern British Columbia)
Hy-Tech Drilling
Harvey is the president of Hy-Tech Drilling Ltd. based in Smithers, B.C. Having grown up in Kitimat he and his wife Corry made Smithers their home in 1977 where they raised their two daughters, Jessica and Amy... More+

 
Ex-Officio
 
   'Lyn Anglin
Geoscience BC
'Lyn Anglin was appointed President and CEO of Geoscience BC in 2006. Prior to joining GBC, she was the acting Director of the Pacific Division of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC)... More+
 
 

Karina Briño
Mining Association of British Columbia
Karina Briño assumed the role of President and CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) in August 2011, bringing with her a wealth of experience in the province’s mining sector... More+