Board of Directors

Mariana Fregonese is the Director of Social Performance and Development at Pan American Silver Corp. With over 20 years of experience in mining, social performance, and sustainability in the Americas, she is passionate about responsible mining and enhancing the quality of life of local communities. Mrs. Fregonese also manages strategic relationships with governments, public agencies, and non-governmental organizations to achieve effective and sustainable community development. She is a Certified Sustainability Practitioner (CSR-P) and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy (Hons) from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Regan Brodziak is a projects lawyer at Fasken. She advises clients in mining, energy and infrastructure throughout the full project life-cycle, including competitive procurement processes, contract development and negotiation all the way through to project execution. She also has experience assisting mining clients with alternative forms of financing, including royalty and streaming transactions. She has assisted on several large-scale major mining projects in both British Columbia and internationally.

Zara Boldt is a respected Canadian mining finance leader with +20 years expertise in public company finance, governance, and strategic business development. In addition to her previous executive roles, Ms. Boldt has served as an independent director for several Canadian listed companies. Currently, Ms. Boldt is the CFO & Corporate Secretary for Westhaven Gold Corp. and serves as a director of Big Sisters of B.C. (Lower Mainland).

Mariana has over 20 years’ experience in providing corporate secretarial, governance, compliance and disclosure consulting services to various Canadian public-listed issuers on Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Australian Stock Exchange and OTCMarkets. Mariana currently serves as Corporate Secretary of Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd. (TSX: SXGC; ASX: SX2; OTCQX: SXGCF) and Hannan Metals Ltd (TSXV: HAN). 

Ms. Li brings over 25 years of experience in investor relations, capital markets, and corporate communications, primarily within the natural resources sector. She is currently Vice President of Investor Relations at Outcrop Silver, where she has led institutional investor engagement, strengthened cornerstone ownership, advanced capital markets strategy, and supported the company’s transition to the Toronto Stock Exchange. Her experience includes global investor engagement across Canada, South America, and Asia. Previously, she held senior investor relations roles at Silvercorp Metals Inc. and Christensen IR, advising more than 30 publicly listed companies across NASDAQ, NYSE, AMEX, and OTC markets. Ms. Li holds a Master’s degree in Public Relations from the University of Houston and a Diploma in Accounting from the University of British Columbia.

Ms. Tsai, CPA, CA, is Managing Director at Malaspina Consultants Inc. She has been a senior advisor and CFO with companies in a broad range of industries. Natasha specializes in the areas of financial operations and business performance. Prior to 2012, Natasha was the CFO of a junior mining company and the corporate controller of an early stage company in the energy sector. Natasha is a graduate of Sauder School of Business at UBC and received her Chartered Accountant designation in 2007. She is also a former co-chair of the Young CA Forum at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC.

Sarah Martin is an associate at Fasken who works with clients on a wide range of mining, energy and environmental matters, with an emphasis on commercial and regulatory issues. Sarah assists with due diligence and risk assessments for acquisitions and other corporate transactions, as well as environmental assessments, permitting and compliance issues. Sarah discovered her interest in mining transactions as an articled student at Fasken and looks forward to helping advance women in the industry through her work with WIMBC.

Sonia D’Ambra is Mining Rock Mechanics Engineer with over 20 years of experience in academia and consulting related to rock mass characterization, slope engineering design, interaction analysis, and numerical modelling for surface and underground excavations. Sonia has been involved in the design, operation and management of pit slopes, underground mines and civil works throughout North America and overseas.
She enjoys passing on her knowledge as a mentor and a university lecturer and is an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.

Paola Ricardo is the Investor Relations Manager at NexGen Energy Ltd., a Canadian company focused on delivering clean energy fuel for the future with the world’s largest low-cost uranium mine. Paola oversees the company’s investor relations and capital markets strategy and manages shareholder communications and events, connecting with both institutional and retail investors. With over nine years of expertise in corporate development, M&A, capital markets, and investor relations, go-public transactions, forging commercial partnerships, corporate governance and corporate finance, she has supported TSX, CSE, NYSE, ASX, and NASDAQ-listed companies across mining, energy, healthcare, cannabis and food and beverage.

She has been a WIMBC volunteer since 2023.

Anna Serin has over 20 years of experience in securities and corporate finance. She commenced her career as an investment advisor, focusing on holistic advisory services with high-net-worth individuals. Following her tenure as an advisor, Ms. Serin opened her corporate governance firm assisting small-cap and growth public companies.

In 2016, Ms. Serin joined the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) as the Director of Listings Development in Western Canada/US. In this role, Anna is responsible for aiding in the growth and development of the CSE within Canadian and Global marketplaces. The CSE was recognized as a stock exchange in 2004 and was developed to provide a modern and efficient alternative for companies looking to access the Canadian public capital markets.

Currently, Ms. Serin serves on the BCSC Corporate Finance Stakeholder Forum committee and sits on the board for Women In Mining.

With over 9 years of experience in the mining industry, Josie Robertson is a sales leader known for driving growth and delivering exceptional results. She has played a pivotal role in the success of the 121 Mining Investment Summits, where she collaborates closely with CEOs and IRO’s to enhance global corporate visibility. Josie’s expertise lies in connecting mining executives with high-level global investors reaching into the Americas, Asia, Europe, Australia, and Middle East.

Josie excels in building and nurturing lasting, strategic relationships, delivering customized solutions that consistently exceed client expectations. With her extensive industry connections and proven ability to navigate complex business environments, she remains a trusted and influential figure in the mining sector, driving revenue and fostering long-term success for her clients and partners.