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.
Kettina Cordero, Co-Chair
Kettina Cordero is a seasoned Investor Relations professional with over 15 years of experience working with publicly listed Canadian public companies, predominantly in the mining sector. Her experience includes working with small and large-cap mining companies in the precious metals and copper sectors with operations throughout the Americas such as Pan American Silver, Alexco Resource, Capstone Copper and more recently Aris Mining.
Kettina is fluent in English and Spanish. She holds a Diploma in Commerce and Production from the BBZ Institute (Alexander von Humboldt Institute (Perú) and achieved the Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) CPIR (Ivey School of Business) designation in 2012.
Regan Brodziak, Corporate Secretary
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, Treasurer
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).