Lisa Ross

Ms. Lisa Ross is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 18 years of experience in financial accounting and reporting, financial recovery, system implementations, internal controls and treasury in the international gold mining sector. She was the Director of Finance at Kirkland Lake Gold during a period of significant growth that included the integration of a […]

Kenna O’Neill

Kenna O’Neill is the External Affairs & Member Relations Manager at the American Exploration & Mining Association (AEMA). After several years as a member of AEMA and representing various member companies in a previous role as a public affairs associate, Kenna O’Neill officially joined AEMA in 2019. More recently, Kenna also took on the role […]

Cathy Suda

Cathy Suda holds an M.S. in Geology from the University of New Mexico and has worked in mineral exploration for several companies in the West. Cathy started working for what was then Cominco American (now Teck American, a subsidiary of Teck Resources Ltd.) in 1985 and remained with the company until her retirement in 2020 as […]

Debra W. Struhsacker

Debra Struhsacker is a hardrock mining policy expert with over 30 years of hands-on expertise with the environmental and public land laws and regulations pertaining to mineral exploration and mine development.Ms. Struhsacker provides environmental permitting and government relations consulting services to mineral exploration and mining clients. She has a proven track record of successfully representing […]

Larry Skaer

Larry Skaer has forty-three years (17 in oil & gas; 26 in mining) of legal, government affairs, management, and operations, experience in the natural resource industries on private and public lands throughout the west. He has drafted federal and state legislation, testified numerous times before various congressional and state committees on mining, environmental, public lands, […]

Rachel Rogier

Rachel Rogier has worked in the mining industry for over 14 years, beginning with Arch Coal in 2010. Rachel handles state and federal government affairs for Core Natural Resources, the nation’s 2nd largest coal producer, with eight mines in four states.  Rachel’s responsibilities include coordination and interaction in Washington, D.C. on behalf of Core with the United […]

Monique Parker

Ms. Monique Parker, CSP joined Piedmont Lithium in October 2021 where she serves as Piedmont Lithium’s Senior Vice President of Safety, Environment, and Health (SEH). Ms. Parker is responsible for overseeing and developing Piedmont’s SEH program, leading the permitting process for our proposed Carolina Lithium project, coordinating the sustainability strategy, and managing the operation of […]

Jill Nelson

Jill Nelson is a Mining Engineer who started her career with Shell Mining Company. She moved into the waste industry for BFI, managing closure projects, EH&S, before managing hazardous waste landfills at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Later, she returned to BFI as their Landfill Sales Manager. Contributing to her Alma Mater, Jill spent three years […]

Carolyn Clark Loder

Carolyn Clark Loder is the first woman of the 20th and 21st centuries to be inducted into the prestigious National Mining Hall of Fame. Carolyn has devoted her life to preserving mining viability and promoting fair treatment of native Americans and local communities, while protecting access to mineral resources on public lands. Her dedication to the […]

Wendy Hutchinson

Wendy Hutchinson is a rancher from Campbell County, Wyoming. She has over 35 years of experience in industrial site development, environmental management, and external affairs. She is the former Senior Vice President of External Affairs for Millennium Bulk Terminals, an operating bulk materials port on the Columbia River in Washington. Prior to that, Wendy was […]