Firestone Ventures Inc.



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Lori Walton, M.Sc., P. Geol., G.G.
Position: President, CEO, Director

L. Walton graduated from the University of Alberta with a M.Sc. degree in Economic Geology in 1987, and holds a Graduate Gemologist diploma from the from the Gemological Institute of America. She is a Professional Geologist with APEGGA and President of Tigerstar Geoscience, a private company providing managment and consulting services to the mining industry. She has focused in the areas of finance, project acquisition, management and corporate development and has been responsible for the raising of significant equity funding. Her focus has been on assembling and directing teams of exceptional industry professionals to evaluate and manage early stage to advanced mineral projects in North American and Central America.

Exploration Criteria for Colored Gemstone Deposits in the Yukon
by Lori Walton (PDF Format)

Geology of Gemstone Deposits, Mineralogical Association of Canada, Short Course Series Volume 37

 
Ken Powell, DDS
Position: Chairman of the Board, Director

Dr. Powell has over twenty years experience in venture capital projects; from early stage development to market ready innovation. He has specialized in forging strategic business partnerships through public company involvement and commercial real estate developments.

 
Pamela Strand, M.Sc., P. Geol.
Position: Director

Ms. Strand worked as a geologist and in management positions for government and several mining companies before founding Shear Minerals Ltd. in 1997 with a focus on diamond and gold exploration. She has been the President and CEO of Shear Minerals Ltd. since 1997. She is a Professional Geologist with APEGGA, a Director of the NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines, Past President of the Edmonton Geological Society and Chairperson for the Student Liaison Committee for APEGGA and the University of Alberta. She is also a Director of several public and private mining companies, including Northern Tiger Resources Inc.

 
John Kowalchuk, P.Geo.
Position: Director

John Kowalchuk possesses more than 38 years of mineral exploration experience with both senior and junior mining companies, working in Canada, US, Mexico and Chile. He was District Geologist for Placer Dome for over 6 years and was instrumental in the discovery of several world-class mineral deposits in Canada including the Howard's Pass SEDEX Zn-Pb deposit on the Yukon/NWT border and the Kerr Copper Gold Deposit at Sulphurets Creek, BC. He is currently Regional Exploration Manager for CanAlaska Uranium Ltd.

 
Greg Hayes, CA
Position: Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Hayes, a Chartered Accountant since 1997, is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Firestone Ventures Inc. and Shear Minerals Ltd. Working with international and Alberta-based accounting firms, he has serviced clients ranging from small, private businesses to multinational corporations. He is also President, CEO and Director of Northern Tiger Resources Inc.

 
John G. Cleary, M.Sc., C.P.G., G.G.
Position: Vice President Exploration

John Cleary is a Certified Professional Geologist and a California Registered Geologist with 33 years of experience in the natural resource industry. He graduated from University of Montana (M.Sc in Economic Geology) in 1976 and Dartmouth College (B.A in Geology) in 1974. Mr. Cleary is also a Graduate Gemologist (2005) from the Gemological Institute of America. Previous and current companies that he has worked with include: Azteca Oro y Plata, S.A., BHP Minerals International; Canyon Resources Corporation; Cominco American, Inc.; Lac Minerals USA, Inc.; Meridian Minerals, Inc.; MTB Project Management Professionals, Inc.; Noranda Exploration, Inc.; Northair Group; Orvana Resources, Inc.; Pathfinder Mines Corp.; Placer Dome U.S., Inc.; Ventana Mining Company, and Western Exploration, Inc. He provides geological consulting services to Firestone Ventures Inc. as a "Qualified Person" as set out under NI 43-101.

 
Peter Aubry, B.Sc. (Geology)
Position: Advisor

For 30 years Mr. Aubry has been President of Aubry Consultants Ltd., a private resource consulting company. Mr. Aubry is also President of Bopete Resources Ltd. and Westcal Gas Ltd., both private oil and gas companies. During the period 1978 to 2000 he was co-founder and Director of two Toronto Stock Exchange listed junior oil and gas companies, Zephyr Resources Ltd. and Vero Resources Ltd. and served as Director of Pan Atlas Energy Inc., also a TSE listed junior oil and gas company. Most recently Mr. Aubry was Director of Golden Regent Resources Ltd., a junior mining company involved in exploration in Nevada and overseas.

Mr. Aubry graduated from Michigan Technological University in 1959 with a B.Sc. in Geology. In 1996, Mr. Aubry was inducted into the University's Distinguished Alumni Academy for Geological and Mining Engineering and Geology, Geological Sciences and Geophysics.

 
Kristian Ross
Position: Advisor

Mr. Ross has extensive experience in management and financing of Canadian resource companies, guiding successful ventures from early stage exploration through feasibility, mine development and production. He was a founder, Director, President and CEO of both Erickson Gold Mining Corporation and Redhawk Resources Inc.