OUR TEAM

Disciplined Geology
Done in Good Company

At Dahrouge, we are explorers at heart, driven by a deep curiosity about the world beneath us.

For more than 50 years, our geoscientists, project specialists, and technical experts have helped uncover geological opportunities and generate the insights needed to advance successful mineral projects.

The resources that power modern-day life begin underground, and we are proud to play a role in advancing the projects that bring them to the surface.

Because the future begins beneath the surface.

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FULL TEAM

Meet the People Behind Dahrouge

We are proud to stand alongside the people who define Dahrouge. Many have been with us since the early days, helping build a culture rooted in safety, innovation, unity, ownership, and excellence. They are not just our team, they are the core of who we are.

LEADERSHIP

Jody Dahrouge

PRESIDENT

B.Sc., SP.C, P.Geo

Experience:

27+ years

LEADERSHIP

Profile

Professional Geologist with 17+ years guiding mineral exploration projects from first pass through to feasibility. Chief Operating Officer overseeing technical operations across the project portfolio.

LithiumREE & Rare MetalsNI 43‑101

Brad Ulry

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

B.Sc., P.Geo.

Experience:

20+ years

LEADERSHIP

Karen Fox

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

EMBA

Experience:

25+ years

LEADERSHIP

Profile

Professional Geologist with 19+ years across all stages of exploration, from grassroots surveys to multi-drill and bulk-sampling programs. Directs technical standards and governance across the firm's project portfolio.

Critical MineralsREE & Rare MetalsNI 43‑101 & JORC

Janine Brown

CORPORATE DIRECTOR - TECHNICAL & GOVERNANCE

B.Sc., P.Geo.

Experience:

19+ years

LEADERSHIP

Simon Dahrouge

CORPORATE DIRECTOR - TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

B.Sc., P.Geo

Experience:

11+ years

LEADERSHIP

Profile

Operations Director spanning grassroots through advanced feasibility across Canada and the U.S., specializing in resource and structural modelling and NI 43-101 reporting.

Resource ModellingUranium & LithiumProject Generation

Matthew Carter

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR - CENTRAL & EASTERN CANADA

B.Sc., P.Geo.

Experience:

15+ years

LEADERSHIP

Profile

Operations Director who has led grassroots to advanced-stage programs and multi-drill campaigns across North America and Africa, specializing in lithium pegmatites and Leapfrog geological modelling.

Lithium PegmatitesGeological ModellingProgram Leadership

Nate Schmidt

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR - CANADA WEST & TERRITORIES

B.Sc., P.Geo

Experience:

15+ years

LEADERSHIP

Hakim Tazerout

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR - QC

M.Sc. P.Geo.

Experience:

20+ years

LEADERSHIP

Trevor Mills

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR - USA

P.Geo., SME-RM

Experience:

16+ years

LEADERSHIP

Profile

Exploration leader with 30+ years across Australia, the Americas, and Africa, who led the greenfields discovery of the globally significant Browns Range heavy-REE deposits.

Greenfields DiscoveryREEProgram Leadership

Robin Wilson

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR - AUSTRALIA

B.Sc., MAusIMM, MAIG

Experience:

39+ years

LEADERSHIP

Kate Nichols

HSE DIRECTOR

M. Sc.

Experience:

16+ years

LEADERSHIP

Profile

HR leader with 15+ years across public, private, and not-for-profit sectors, building people programs, developing leaders, and shaping culture across a multi-country organization.

Leadership DevelopmentTalent & CultureOrganizational Design

Nicole Deveau

PEOPLE & CULTURE DIRECTOR

CPHR, SHRM-SCP

Experience:

15+ years

HEAD OFFICE

Nina Keschew

FINANCE CONTROLLER

CPA

Experience:

7+ years

HEAD OFFICE

Nihal Oksuz

PROJECT & FINANCIAL REPORTING ACCOUNTANT

HEAD OFFICE

Gary Yang

PROJECT & FINANCIAL REPORTING ACCOUNTANT

HEAD OFFICE

Colby Armstrong

LEAD DEVELOPER

Experience:

14+ years

HEAD OFFICE

Vivian Liang

ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT

HEAD OFFICE

Adriana Cruz

SENIOR MARKETING COORDINATOR

Experience:

10+ years

HEAD OFFICE

Sharon Pate

PAYROLL & BENEFITS SPECIALIST

B. Mgmt & CPM

Experience:

22+ years

HEAD OFFICE

Emily Gallagher

PEOPLE & CULTURE COORDINATOR

Experience:

1+ years

HEAD OFFICE

Debbie Dahrouge

SOCIAL COORDINATOR

HEAD OFFICE

Selen Deniz

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

HEAD OFFICE

Sara Ferhat

ADMINISTRATIVE & LOGISTICS ASSISTANT

Experience:

5+ years

HEAD OFFICE

Joseph Frost

ADMINISTRATIVE & LOGISTICS ASSISTANT

CANADA

Dave Lewis

PRINCIPAL STRUCTURAL GEOLOGIST PRACTICE LEAD

CANADA

John Shmyr

PRINCIPAL GEOLOGIST REGIONAL LEAD

P.Geo., B.Sc.

Experience:

14+ years

CANADA

Neil McCallum

PRINCIPAL GEOLOGIST

CANADA

Patrik Schmidt

PRINCIPAL GEOLOGIST

CANADA

Verlee Hagley

HSE MANAGER

BPAS, NCSO

Experience:

8+ years

CANADA

Chade Salame

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER II

B.Sc., P.Geo.

Experience:

SENIOR GEOLOGIST I

P.Geo.

Experience:

8+ years

CANADA

Logan Thoben

SENIOR GEOLOGIST I

CANADA

Jonathan Marleau

SENIOR GEOLOGIST I

M.Sc., P.Geo.

Experience:

8+ years

CANADA

Wayne McGuire

SENIOR GIS TECHNOLOGIST

CANADA

Aurora Thuroo

PROJECT & HSE MANAGER

BA, Archaeology

CANADA

Iyse Randour

GEOLOGIST III

M.Sc. P.Geo.

CANADA

David Turcot

GEOLOGIST III

CANADA

Remy Delporte

GEOLOGIST III

CANADA

Greg Matthews

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST II

CANADA

Profile

Professional Geologist advancing grassroots uranium, gold, and lithium programs across northern Canada, from drill targeting and helicopter logistics to core logging and assessment reporting.

Uranium & LithiumDrill ProgramsP.Geo.

Allyson Ullrich

GEOLOGIST II

P.Geo., B.Sc.

Experience:

7+ years

CANADA

Brad Earl

GEOLOGIST II

B.Sc., P.Geo.

Experience:

5+ years

CANADA

Brandon Campbell

GEOLOGIST II

B.Sc., P.Geo.

Experience:

5+ years

CANADA

Mark Cooper

GEOLOGIST II

P.Geo, B.Sc.

Experience:

10+ years

CANADA

Nicole Atienza

GEOLOGIST II

M.Sc., P.Geo.

Experience:

5+ years

CANADA

Samantha Carruthers

GEOLOGIST II

P.Geo., M.Sc.

Experience:

GEOLOGIST I

P.Geo.

Experience:

6+ years

CANADA

Laurence Guyot-Messier

GEOLOGIST I

M. Sc.

Experience:

5+ years

CANADA

Dani Forester

GEOLOGIST-IN-TRAINING III

M.Sc.

Experience:

4+ years

CANADA

Jordan Harvey

GEOLOGIST-IN-TRAINING III

M.Sc.

Experience:

8+ years

CANADA

Kaveer Hazrah

GEOLOGIST-IN-TRAINING III

M.Sc.

Experience:

6+ years

CANADA

Parker Johnson

GEOLOGIST-IN-TRAINING III

B.Sc.

Experience:

1+ years

CANADA

Gareth King

GEOLOGIST-IN-TRAINING I

B.Sc.

Experience:

5+ years

CANADA

Mia Cowper

GEOLOGIST-IN-TRAINING I

CANADA

Sophie Derome

GEOLOGIST-IN-TRAINING I

B. Sc, G.I.T.

Experience:

4+ years

CANADA

Tegan Potvin

GEOLOGIST-IN-TRAINING I

CANADA

Émilie Mangungu

GEOLOGIST-IN-TRAINING I

GEOLOGICAL DATA SCIENTIST I

GEOTECHNICIAN I

CANADA

Zachary Pearson

FIELD ASSISTANT II

FIELD ASSISTANT I

USA

Mark Nelson

SENIOR GEOLOGIST I

USA

Paul Richardson

RESOURCE GEOLOGIST III

M.Sc., RM SME

Experience:

20+ years

USA

Max Schultz

GEOLOGIST IV

USA

Profile

Geologist with 5+ years in mineral exploration and 3D modelling, from field mapping and drill supervision to Vulcan and Leapfrog resource support across gold, copper, coal, and lithium.

3D ModellingDrill SupervisionGold & REE

Patrick Mullinger

GEOLOGIST IV

B.Sc., Geology, Business

Experience:

GEOLOGIST II

USA

Profile

Data-driven exploration geologist with 4+ years managing surface and underground diamond drill programs, core processing, and QA/QC across diverse deposit types and remote terrain.

Drill ManagementCore LoggingGold & VMS

Robert LaBean

GEOLOGIST II

B.Sc.

Experience:

4+ years

USA

Ariana Lucas

GEOLOGIST I

B.Sc.

Experience:

Leah Fleming

GEOLOGIST I

GEOLOGIST I

Experience:

3+ years

AUSTRALIA

Profile

Professional Geologist supporting exploration across North America, bridging field programs with project budgeting, land management, and drill-program tracking.

Project ManagementLand & TenureLithium & Gold

Kaylyn Niemetz

GEOLOGIST III

B.Sc., P.Geo.

Experience:

8+ years

FROM THE FIELD

Life at Dahrouge

Moments from our crews, projects, and offices around the world.

Geologist marking drill core in the Cisco core shack

Four team members posing for a selfie in Nebraska

Field crew in high-visibility vests at sunset at Pumpkin Hollow

Geologist walking past an old wooden shed during a survey

Red mountain slopes above a forested valley

Technician sampling sonic drill core beside the rig

Snow-covered forest and drill site in the mountains

Exploration camp trailers under a pink and orange sunset in Nevada

Team member at the SME conference entrance

Team touring an AGAT laboratory in lab coats

Geologist logging core trays in a warehouse

Three crew members with Beep Mat detectors on a lakeshore

Alpine wildflowers and a cabin below mountain peaks

Two geologists carrying rods across a pegmatite outcrop

Geologist at sunrise beside a Dahrouge truck at Pumpkin Hollow

Field crew with rock hammers sitting on an outcrop at Cisco

Crew barbecue at a picnic table at Pumpkin Hollow camp

Technician cutting sonic core on a table beside the rig

Winter drill site at dawn in the Cariboo

Dahrouge vests, hats and prizes on a table at Field Skills Day

Team in lab coats outside an AGAT laboratory

Crew walking through a spruce forest toward a lake

Geologist waist-deep in snow on a winter road

Panning a mountain stream among green shrubs

Layered blue ridges above a winding river

The Critical Elements

Powering Our Expertise

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79PgP.GEO EXPERTS40+

29CrCERTIFICATIONS20+

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For more than 50 years we have supported clients worldwide from geologic opportunity through discovery and into development. Through it all, we lead with the conviction that disciplined geology, done in good company, gives our partners the best chance of a meaningful outcome.
That approach has contributed to discoveries across critical minerals, base and precious metals, uranium, and industrial minerals. I am proud of our team, past and present, and deeply grateful to the clients who have trusted us to share in the excitement of exploration and discovery.”

Jody Dahrouge

President

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