Ms. Samantha Espley
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Samantha Espley is a highly experienced mining engineer with over 30 years in industry, leading operating teams and technical services groups, as engineering manager of capital projects, and as a corporate director leading innovation and technology for mines and processing facilities. She is a Senior Executive Advisor at Stantec and a board member of Paramount Gold Nevada, Northern Graphite, and the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame. She is a licensed professional engineer with degrees from University of Toronto and Laurentian University. Samantha received the Governor General’s Gold Medal, Women in Mining Trailblazer Award, Engineering Management Award of Excellence, and is a Global Top 100 Women in Mining. She is Past President of Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum (CIM), a Fellow, Industry Chair, and President Elect of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and Chair of the CIM Health and Safety Society. She is a champion of sustainable mining. The cornerstone of her values is respect to all people, and inclusion of diverse ideas in solutions to achieve outstanding results.