Board Members
& Committees

Amber Doney is a Principal Decision Evaluation within the Portfolio Strategy and Development team at BHP. Previously Amber held numerous positions with Orano Canada Inc., most recently she was the Exploration Strategy and Business Relations Manager. Amber was also previously a partner in a private consulting company focusing on business development and strategy.

 Amber has over 15 years of mining and nuclear experience. She started her career in exploration, primarily working in Uranium the Athabasca Basin in northern Saskatchewan and the Thelon Basin in Nunavut before transitioning into management in a strategy and business development role. She has continued to broaden her skillset by transitioning into Potash and into a decision evaluation role focusing on developing and assessing investment opportunities.

She has a BSc. with high honours in Geological Sciences from the University of Saskatchewan and a MBA from the Edwards School of Business.

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Jocelyn Peltier-Huntley is a professional engineer who has worked for 13 years in the Canadian mining industry. Jocelyn has a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and a MSc from the University of Saskatchewan. Her thesis research topic involved an interdisciplinary look at the gender gap in the Canadian mining industry. Her research investigated the strategies through which the Canadian mining industry is inspiring cultural change to improve gender equity and how these strategies are perceived by current and former employees.

 Jocelyn started her career managing projects at an open pit coal mine during her internship, and then went on to work in heavy metal smelting before returning to Saskatchewan to work in the potash industry. Recently, Jocelyn has been teaching mechanical engineering design and communications in the College of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan.

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Caitlin Knowles, CPA, CMA is the Business Consultant for Western Plants with SaskPower. She has worked at field locations in power generation for 8 years, with prior experience in the Oil and Gas sector and in Tax. She graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 2007 and won the CMA Scholarship. 

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Nicole Webb is an Professional Engineer registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. Her experience has been focused in potash mining, assisting underground Mine Engineering departments with ground control, rock mechanics, project management, and ventilation projects. Nicole was appointed Secretary of WIM/WiN-SK in May 2018.

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Leena Thomas is a professional engineer with almost 30 years of experience, primarily in the Saskatchewan mining industry. Leena has a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering and holds an M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering (heat transfer/HVAC) and an M.A. degree in Women’s, Gender and Sexualities Studies, all from the University of Saskatchewan. Leena’s M.A. thesis focused around the challenges women face in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) areas. 

Leena has worked primarily in the potash and uranium industries, both as an engineering consultant and with a major mining company. Leena is currently working as a Senior Project Manager with Hatch.

Alyse Swerhone is an Environmental Lead with NexGen Energy Ltd. Prior to her role as director, Alyse was an active communications volunteer for WIM/WiN-SK and held the committee chair positon for two years. She has a Masters in Sustainable Environmental Management and a BSc in Environmental Biology with a minor in Toxicology from the University of Saskatchewan.

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Carla Fox is the Jansen Site Coordinator for Canadian Tank & Vessel out at the BHP Jansen potash project.  Carla has been in the potash mining industry for more than seven years with experience in human resources, diversity and inclusion, community relations, corporate relations and change management.

Carla has a Bachelor of Management degree (BMgmt), her Chartered Manager designation (C.Mgr) through the Canadian Institute of Management, her Chartered Manager designation (MCMI) through the Charted Management institute in the UK, and she is completing her Chartered Professional in Human Resources designation (CPHR).

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Philippe Lepage is the Director, Mine Development for Nutrien’s Potash Business Unit.  Philippe has over 25 years of mining experience, with most of this time spent in Potash operations with increasing levels of responsibility. He has held various roles in the mining group from Maintenance to Operations, Engineering, Planning, Shaft and Supervision.  In his current role, Philippe has the opportunity to support all Nutrien Potash mine sites. 

Philippe has a B. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan and is registered as a Professional Engineer through APEGS.

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Committed to sustainability and corporate social responsibility, Bonnie brings 20+ years of experienced leadership in the mining industry, to Women-in-Mining/Women-in-Nuclear-SK. 

A proud graduate of the University of Saskatchewan (USASK), she received her undergraduate degree in Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering, as well as her Master’s in Environmental Engineering, focused on the remediation of tailings. 

Bonnie applied her knowledge and passion in both research and consulting roles. Starting in oilsands remediation, her research at USASK was instrumental in shaping her career. She then expanded into broader mining remediation as Professional Engineer, where her career culminated with over 18 years with O’Kane Consultants, a multi-national engineering consulting company that specializes in holistic mine waste management. 

As Director and Chief Executive Officer, Bonnie applied her business leadership and oversaw the re-organization of O’Kane as a purpose-driven organization. 

A proud mother of three daughters, Bonnie looks forward this opportunity in her career to formally advocate for women’s participation in the mining industry while strengthening the industry’s commitment to a greener future that encourages cultural and social awareness benefitting all stakeholders.

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