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| | | David Wolfin, President and CEO
Mr. Wolfin brings 23 years' experience in mining and finance to Avino's team. He learned the business from the ground up, starting as a geologist's assistant in Nevada, a metallurgist's assistant at the Avino mine in Mexico and later in a number of mining and exploration-related capacities. In the late 1980s, Mr. Wolfin worked on the floor of the Vancouver Stock Exchange and also for several brokerage houses, gaining a solid foundation in the finance side of the industry. Mr. Wolfin studied Business and Geology at Colorado State University. Since 1990, Mr. Wolfin has worked for the Resource Group of companies, including Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (President & Director), Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd. (Vice-President Finance & Director), Coral Gold Resources Ltd. (President & Director), Levon Resources Ltd. (Director), Berkley Resources Inc. (Director), Mill Bay Ventures Inc. (Director), Cresval Capital Corp. (Director) and Gray Rock Resources Ltd. (Director). In his various roles with these firms, he has helped raise over C$50 million.
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| | | Jasman Yee, Director
Mr. Yee, BASc, P.Eng (BC) is a 1970 graduate of the University of BC with a degree in chemical engineering, economics from Toronto's Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in 1974 and a certificate for completing the Canadian Securities Course. He has over 35 years of operational, managerial, engineering and consulting experience in the processing of precious and complex polymetallic base metals ores within North America and abroad.
Mr. Yee is currently the managing director of his own consulting firm and has held senior positions with H A. Simons, Bateman Engineering and Bacon Donaldson & Associates. He has commissioned and started up mines for Falconbridge Copper in Ontario, Canada Wide in Gays River, Nova Scotia, Erickson Gold Mines in Cassiar, BC and the autoclave restart for the Con Mine in Yellowknife, NWT. In addition, he has provided operational assistance and guidance at the Campbell Mine during their switchover from roasting to autoclaving for their gold flotation concentrates.
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| | | Gary Robertson, Director
Mr. Robertson is a Certified Financial Planner. He has worked in the financial industry for the past twenty years, and presently serves on the board of several private companies as well as on the board of 5 Canadian junior gold mining companies, including Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd., Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd., Coral Gold Resources Ltd., Mill Bay Ventures Inc. and Sage Gold Inc.
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| | | Michael Baybak, Director
Mr. Baybak has been in public relations for more than 20 years and specializes in financial and market development activities.
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| | | Andrew Kaplan
Position: Director
Mr. Kaplan is a graduate of the University of Hartford having a major in Finance and Insurance. He is a founder of A to B Capital Management, and manages the A to B Capital Special Situations Fund, LP which was launched on January 1, 2009. The fund invests in the small cap sector through private, pre-public and publicly traded companies. In addition, he has been a Vice President of Barry Kaplan Associates ("BKA") for the past 16 years, a leading financial public relations firm for both public and private companies in the US, Canada and abroad. Prior to working at BKA, he had six years experience working at Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch involved in deal structure, mergers and acquisitions and trading.
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| | | Dorothy Chin, Corporate Secretary
Ms. Chin is a member of the Chartered Secretaries Canada, a Canadian Division of The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators ("ICSA"). She has more than 15 years experience in the mining and resource sectors, serving with public companies in regulatory compliance, governance, and administration of corporate affairs.
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| | | Chris Sampson P.Eng
Position: Consultant
Mr. Sampson is a Professional Geologist who, in his 30+ years in the mining industry, has worked on hundreds of mineral projects worldwide. He has played a key role in exploration and development of Coral's Nevada holdings since their initial acquisition in 1988.
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| | | Lisa Sharp, CFO
Lisa Sharp is a Certified General Accountant with over 15 years of senior management experience working with both private and public companies in a variety of industries. Ms. Sharp's experience encompasses financial and regulatory compliance, private placement financings and U.S. Filings. Most recently Ms. Sharp has been the Chief Financial Officer of a technology company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
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