Management
Kiska Metals Team
Jason Weber, P.Geo., President and CEO
Prior to Kiska, Jason held the position of President and CEO for Rimfire Minerals Corporation from 2007 to 2009. Preceding his appointment as President and CEO, he acted as Manager of Corporate Communications for Rimfire from 1999 to 2007. Jason was appointed President and CEO of Kiska Metals Corporation in August 2009, upon the merger of Rimfire and Geoinformatics Exploration to create Kiska. His career was launched in 1993 as a Project Geologist with two consulting groups and a Vancouver based junior explorer. In 1995 Jason joined Equity Engineering Ltd., working in Western Canada, Labrador and Central America. Active in promoting the exploration industry, Jason is past Chair of Mineral Exploration Roundup, one of the world's largest annual exploration conferences and is Co-Chair of Mining for Miracles, BC Mining's Charity for BC Children's Hospital. Jason holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Geological Sciences from the University of British Columbia.
David A. Caulfield, P.Geo., Vice President of Business Development
David plays an integral role in building the business through its strategic partnerships. Prior to joining the group, he was the co-founder and President of Equity Engineering Ltd., a privately held geological consulting firm. David was President /CEO of Rimfire Minerals Corporation from inception to 2007 before stepping into a business development role. In a volunteer capacity, he is a Director and Vice-Chair of Geoscience BC, a not-for-profit applied geoscience organization, Past-Chair of the Vancouver Mining Exploration Group (M.E.G.).and is a Past-President of the Association for Mineral Exploration of British Columbia (AME BC), an association that advocates a healthy and environmentally sound exploration and mining sector in British Columbia.
Adrian Rothwell, CA, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Rothwell holds a Chartered Accounting designation with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia and Australia and has held senior positions within the mining industry for the last 16 years. Mr. Rothwell holds a Bachelor in Economics from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. He is currently Chief Financial Officer of the Company, Centurion Minerals Ltd and NuLegacy Gold Corporation.
Mark E. Baknes, M.Sc., P.Geo., VP Exploration
Prior to joining the group, Mark was a senior geologist with Equity Engineering Ltd. While at Equity, Mark was the driving force behind the Wolverine massive sulphide discovery in Yukon Territory in 1995. Mark holds a B.Sc. in Geological Sciences from the University of British Columbia and a M.Sc. from McMaster University.
John Lamborn, BA Geo., BBA, Manager, Alaska.
John came on board with the group in July 2007 and has 25 years of exploration experience in the minerals industry. Prior to Kiska, John was Alaska Exploration manager for St. Andrew Goldfields, Alaska and special projects and project geologist for USMX in North and South America, successfully participating in a team that brought to fruition from discovery, five producing gold mines in Nevada and Alaska. He holds a double major from Western State College in Gunnison CO., BA Geology, BA Business Administration. John manages the Whistler Project for the Company in Alaska.
Michael Roberts, Ph.D., Senior Geologist-Whistler District, Whistler Property
Michael has over 10 years of experience in mineral exploration and research in economic geology. Since 2009 Michael has been the lead geologist on the Whistler Project managing exploration on Kiska's flagship property. Michael joined the group, then Rimfire Minerals, in 2005, where he was part of the team that generated and exectuted grassroots exploration projects in Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia, New South Wales and Nevada. Prior to Rimfire, Michael was involved in academic research of mineral deposits in Finland, South Africa and southwestern USA . Michael earned a B.Sc. in Earth Sciences from the Univeristy of Victoria, Canada, and a Ph.D. in Geology from James Cook University, Australia.
Dan Lui, M.Sc., Senior Exploration Manager, B.C. and Australia
Dan joined the group in February 2007. He previously worked as a project geologist for other companies in Canada's arctic territories and eastern Europe. Since joining the group he has worked as a project geologist throughout Alaska, the Yukon, British Columbia, southwest United States and Australia. Presently he is helping develop the groups assets outside of the Whistler project. Dan's background lies in geochemistry and igneous petrology, holding a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Geology from the University of British Columbia and the University of Western Ontario, respectively.
Brett Marsh, MBA, MS Geol., BS Geol., Manager Resource Development, Whistler Property
Brett has over 15 years of mining and geologic experience covering exploration, development and production. Prior to joining the group, Brett held the position of Global Project Manager, Operations Mining Solutions at Newmont Mining Corporation. He excels at definition, facilitation and supervision of 2D and 3D geologic modeling along with geologic database preparation and management, report preparation and presentation, and brownfield/near mine exploration. He holds Master's degrees in Business Administration and Geology from Arizona State University, a Bachelor's degree in Geology from SUNY Fredonia.
Matt Carter, B.Sc., GIS/Database Manager
Prior to joining the group, Matt previously held the position of GIS Specialist with Newmont Mining Corporation on the Hope Bay project in Nunavut. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a B.Sc. (Honours) in Geology and Chemistry prior to obtaining an Advanced Diploma in GIS from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Kelly Franz, B.Sc., Project Geologist, B.C. and Australia
Prior to joining the group, Kelly worked in the US and Canada on unconventional gas projects, geothermal power projects, and in mineral exploration. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a B.Sc.in Geology and has done permitting and environmental work as well as geology. With Kiska, Kelly mainly works on the Australia and BC projects.
Dustin Henderson, BBA, Manager of Investor Relations
Dustin has 15 years of experience working in the Mutual Fund Industry and has previous involvement in the management of public companies as a founder, director and CFO of a junior mining company. Dustin is a graduate of Simon Fraser University's Business Administration program and has passed Level 1 of the CFA exam.
