Program Committee
Chair & Coal & Energy Chair
Steven Schafrik
Associate Professor, University of Kentucky
Environmental Division Program Chair
Omar Smith
Senior Civil Engineer, Wood
Health & Safety Division Program Chair
Pedram Roghanchi
Assistant Professor, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Program Chair
Gaurav Soni
Proposal Manager, Metso:Outotec
Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Program Chair
Patrick Jacomet
Executive Director, Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Assoc.
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Program Chair
David Meadows
CTO, Bechtel
Mining & Exploration Division Program Chair
Don Dwyer
General Manager, SSR Mining – Marigold
Bulk Material Handling Program Chair
Carrie Hartford
Senior Project Engineer, Jenike & Johnson Inc.
Inclusion & Diversity Program Chair
Janet Baron
Director Metallurgical Services, Newmont
Tailings Program Chair
Rachel Jansen
Senior Process Engineer, Patterson Cooke
Underground Construction
Lance Waddell
Project Manager, Lane Construction