Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary since May 2006. She is a resident of Ontario, Canada. Ms. Dawson is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University where she received her Bachelor of Business Administration in 1984. Her work experience includes public accounting experience with Touche Ross & Co. (now Deloitte), and financial management experience with CCH Canadian Limited and Genesis Media Inc. She provided financial support to SouthernEra Resources Ltd. in its corporate reorganization in 2004, and ongoing financial to both SouthernEra Diamonds Inc. and to Southern Platinum Corp. after the reorganization. She provided financial and administrative services to Arizona Star Resource Corp. (now owned 100% by Barrick Gold Corporation) and currently provides financial and administrative services to Blacksands Petroleum, Inc. and its subsidiary, Access Energy Inc. |