Shawn Thomas, Advisor

Shawn is an executive consultant focusing on delivering strategic advice and program delivery to large private and public sector organizations, as well as a range of developing businesses in the mining, retail and sport marketing areas. Shawn holds a wealth of experience, with over twenty years of corporate executive and public sector leadership in the areas of communications, media relations, marketing, brand management, public affairs and business development.  Currently the Managing Director of First Event Marketing, Shawn holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Queen’s University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Victoria.

Previous career highlights include:

• National Vice President, Corporate Communications, TELUS Corporation
• Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications and Public Affairs, BC Hydro
• Executive Director, Communications, BC Ministry of Employment and Investment
• Director of Communications and Public Affairs, BC Ministry of Finance and Corporate Relations
• Manager, Communications, BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources and Ministerial Assistant to the Honourable Jack Davis, Minister.

Previous and current community involvement includes:

• Managing Director and founding board member, Vancouver Fireworks Festival Society 2000-current
• Chair, BC Children’s Hospital Telethon, 2001
• Chair, Energy Division, BC Children’s Hospital Telethon, 2000
• Chair, Canucks for Kids Telethon, 2000
• Board of Directors, Vancouver Aquarium, 1999-2000

David Bikerman, P. Eng.  
Mr. Bikerman holds three university degrees in mine engineering and mineral economics, including the advanced degrees of engineer of mines (1995) and master of science (1985) from Columbia University in New York. Mr. Bikerman taught mine plant design at the Henry Krumb School of Mines at Columbia University and has worked as an independent consultant to the United Nations, as an associate with Behre Dolbear & Co. and for various mining companies over 20 years. His responsibilities have included feasibility studies, project resource and reserve analyses, design, construction, and operation of numerous mines around the world..