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Mariana Fregonese, Co-Chair
Mariana Fregonese is the Director of Social Performance and Development at Pan American Silver Corp. With over 17 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.
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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. She is Vice President of Investor Relations at Aris Mining. 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 and more recently Capstone Copper.
Kettina is fluent in English and Spanish. She holds a Diploma in Commerce and Production from the Alexander von Humboldt Institute (Perú) and achieved the Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) CPIR (Ivey School of Business) designation in 2012.
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Sarah Martin, Secretary
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.
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Zara Boldt, Treasurer
Ms. Boldt is a professional accountant (CPA, CGA) who has held progressively senior financial leadership roles with several public companies in the mineral exploration and development industry. Prior to her appointment as the CFO & Corporate Secretary of Lucara Dimond Corp., Ms. Boldt served as the CFO & Corporate Secretary of Kaminak Gold, where she was responsible for corporate due diligence and the negotiation, documentation, and execution of a Plan of Arrangement for an acquisition transaction valued at $520 million. Prior to Kaminak, Ms. Boldt was the Vice-President, Finance & CFO for Stornoway Diamond Corporation where she was a member of the senior management team responsible for arranging financing in excess of $900 million for the development of the Renard Diamond Mine in Quebec. Ms. Boldt is an independent Director of Bluestone Resources Inc. Ms. Boldt currently serves as a director of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), where she represents the Diamond, Gold and/or Platinum Group Metals Producer Forum.