Our People

Nancy Curry, Emma Fairhurst, Helen Plischke, Preet Pall, Claudia Losie, Zoe Pratt

 

Nancy Curry

Position: Executive Director
Nancy has volunteered her time to many local community organizations and spear-headed an annual Christmas Toy Drive sponsored by numerous Vancouver mining and exploration companies. Nancy brings more than 20 years of fundraising, marketing, management and public company experience to the organization. Over the last years she has focused her career on Corporate Development & Communications for public companies, and has been responsible for corporate & shareholder communication programs, marketing and financings for several exploration companies.

Preet Pall

Position: Director
Preet is a Group Insurance Advisor at Montridge Financial, providing corporations with customized Group Benefits plans, and collectively has 20 years of experience in Corporate Insurance. Preet enjoys being a hockey mom, backpacking the world and volunteering at various organizations. She is a director of Watershed Watch Salmon Society since 2006, director at the Coquitlam Sunrise Rotary club, completed an exchange program in 2007 to Turkey promoting goodwill through the Rotary Foundation, and has volunteered at Share Family Services, Central City Foundation and the SPCA. As a director for Global Change For Children, it allows Preet to continue to raise awareness and support for children locally and in underprivileged countries, focusing on education needs, financial and social assistance.

Claudia Losie

Position: Director
Claudia is a securities and corporate finance lawyer at Boughton Law in Vancouver with over 25 years of experience. She has a broad client base in the resource, industrial, technology, and life sciences sectors. Claudia provides a full range of corporate and securities law services, including private and public debt or equity financings; IPOs and listings on stock exchanges; mergers and acquisitions; commercial transactions; corporate reorganizations; and corporate governance. Claudia has involved herself in charitable and arts endeavours in various capacities for years and is a founding director of Global Change for Children. Prior to becoming a lawyer, she worked as a social worker and therapist with children with developmental, behavioural and mental health problems, and their families.

Zoe Pratt

Position: Director
Zoe has been working in the mineral exploration industry for more than 10 years. She has a background in GIS and data management and is currently working as a consultant. Zoe has had the opportunity to travel widely, and seeing children in need has motivated her to volunteer her time with local non-profit organizations.

Jessica Van Den Akker

Position: Director
Jessica is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CA) and has been working with public companies for 15 years, primarily in Vancouver.  She currently works as a CFO to a few of junior venture issuers and is a avid traveller having journeyed around the world extensively for both work and pleasure.  Jessica previously spent a number of years volunteering with the Canadian Cancer Society organizing fundraisers and promoting community involvement

Vanessa Bogaert

Position: Director
Vanessa has worked with major and junior mining companies on diverse projects across Canada, the USA, and Latin America over the past 20 years. Her experience encompasses a wide range of roles, including on-site operations, community engagement and project management, with a particular focus on investor relations over the past decade. Prior to joining GC4C, Vanessa dedicated time as a volunteer, supporting the YWCA’s Women of Distinction Awards annual fundraiser. Her personal interests include outdoor activities, music, and fine art. She is an advocate for responsible mining and is passionate about educating society on the critical role that mining plays for our future.