Ken J. Berscht - President & Director  Mr Berscht has had an extensive career in investment banking and finance in the resource field. He has worked worldwide with investors in Europe and Asia as well as North America. In the past five years he worked as vice president of International Enerplus, one of Canada’s leading income trusts, managing their offshore branch in Europe. He was the President of Odyssey Management in the Cayman Islands and is a registered Mutual fund administrator in the Cayman Islands. In this position he managed an oil and gas fund for Middle East investors. Mr Berscht recently became interim president of a major silver mining company and assisted in raising over 50 million for their operations. He has been sought after as both a director and senior officer in both mining and oil and gas companies in Canada, the United States and Ireland. Mr Berscht graduated with a degree in Honors Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. In his years in the investment business he has been qualified with the IDA in Canada as an investment advisor and in the United States as a General Principal with the NYSE. He is a member of the SME and in Europe as an IFA. Grace Sutherin - Chief Financial Officer & Director Ms. Sutherin had vast experience in both domestic and international business as an administrator, accountant, and finance manager. Her work experience includes serving as the Director of Finance at the American Chamber of Commerce in Moscow, Russia, External Auditor and Collateral Examiner for Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc., and Manager, for Euro-Asian Projects for Firecreek Global. Her oil and gas experience includes project oversight and development for oilfield acquisition, and due diligence coordination for oil field properties in Kazakhstan and the Ukraine. Ms. Sutherin holds a BA in Russian Studies from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York a degree in International Management from Thunderbird American Graduate School of International Management of Glendale, Arizona and graduated from The Russian Shool of Norwich University, Norwich, Vermont.  Edward W. Karasek - Director Mr. Karasek, has worked with Peak Consulting Group, Inc. of New Albany, Indiana,a consulting firm specializing in management and organizational development and training, since 2000. He is a founder and has served as the President of Peak Consulting Group since 1984. Mr. Karasek holds a BS in Business, with an emphasis in Personal and Industrial Relations. He received an Associate Degree in Computer Science from Purdue University Fort Wayne Extension. Mr. Karasek holds a Master of Science from Indiana University, majoring in Counseling Psychology. His prior work includes work at EDS, Marriott Corporation and Morgan Stanley as well as having consulted with numerous other Fortune 100 companies in the areas of employee and management development needs.  James C. Howard Dr. James C. Howard received his B.A. in Geology in from Cornell University in 1961, and his M.S. in Geology from Stanford University, in 1963. He received a Ph.D. in Geology in 1969 from Stanford University. He was a U.S. Army Intelligence Officer, 173rd AIRBORNE BRIGADE, in Okinawa and Vietnam, providing imagery interpretation of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. He was awarded the U.S. Army Commendation Medal for his service in Vietnam. He has a working knowledge of Spanish and French.
Mr. Brian Gusko Mr. Gusko brings with him significant resource, technology and international business experience. His international experience includes working in the Planning Department for Mitsubishi Electric Company in Tokyo, where he was tasked with evaluating international investment opportunities. Mr. Gusko was also responsible for the launch of International wireless data services for Palm South Africa, the first launch of wireless data applications in Africa. In Europe, he worked for a Vodafone spin-off in Holland where he was responsible for a revolutionary web-based product. He has also served as a research associate with the U.S. Department of Commerce. Mr. Don Hathaway Mr. Hathaway is a professional corporate director specializing in corporate governance and reorganization to build shareholder value. Mr. Hathaway's career has spanned manufacturing, business and academia with over twenty years at the executive level. Mr. Hathaway has accumulated expertise in strategy, marketing, finance, general management, and corporate governance, plus executive contacts across North America, Europe, India, and Hong Kong. Mr. Hathaway was a senior partner and practice leader with the international management consulting firm Ernst and Whinney. He is the Chairman of Manna Asset Management and sits on the board of four other companies. He has a BEng (Electrical) and a BSc (Mathematics) from Sir George Williams University, and an MBA from York University. He is a former Dean of Business at Waterloo University, a former Dean of York University, and a former Chair of the MBA Society of Canada.
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