Pamela Strand, President and Director, Shear Diamonds

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, and, at the heart of business for Pamela Strand, Founder and President of Shear Diamonds. As a professional geologist with 20 years of a diverse range of experience in the exploration and mining industry, Pamela is building a Diamond empire dedicated to Northern Canadian diamond exploration. Her keen eye for opportunity, scientific knowledge and willingness to take a risk has transformed exploration concepts into successful results and brilliant diamond discoveries. Committed to spreading her expertise, Pamela is a Director on the Alberta Chamber of Resources and Vice President for Nunavut with the NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines. With all eyes on Canada as the leader in diamond exploration Pamela is ready to take centre stage. Join us to hear her successful journey to set the diamond standard for the Mining Industry.

Highlights

• Be in the moment – the past is gone (you cannot change it) and the future is yet here.
• Speak from the “I”. No one can fault you for what you feel – you own your own feelings and beliefs.
• Search and hold onto your own true self – be authentic. Be proud to live your values. If you are pushed or compromised, remember there is such a thing as free will choice.
• If you have issues or problems, bring solutions to the table.
• Try and create your own job. As Amelia Earhart said: “The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.”
• No more “sorry” or “should”.
• Take risks. Great reward requires great risks. Decide whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.
• Expect greatness, you deserve it.

BIO

Pamela D. Strand, born and raised in Toronto, Ontario is a Professional Geologist (“P. Geol”) is a graduate of the University of Toronto (Bachelor of Science, Geology Degree, 1988) and the University of Western Ontario (Master of Science in Geology, 1993).

Since 1997 to the present, Pam founded and has held the position of President, CEO and Director of Shear Minerals Ltd., a TSX-V (SRM) listed public company exploring in Canada’s North for diamonds. Pamela has been involved with projects such as Shear’s Churchill Diamond Project where 88 kimberlites were discovered and the project was taken from a pure exploration idea to one of Canada’s ever advancing diamond project.

She has over 10 years of geological industry-related experience predominately in exploration in Canada’s North, in addition to government experience, holding the position of District Geologist with DIAND in Yellowknife where she also resided during the 1990’s.

Pamela is a Professional Geologist with both APEGGA (Alberta) and NAPEGG (NWT and Nunavut). She is also a Director of the NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines, and a Director of Firestone Ventures Ltd. (FV:TSXV), Northern Tiger Resources (NTR:TSVX) Takara Resources Inc. (TKK:TSXV), and St. Eugene Mining Corp. (SEM:TSXV) all publicly listed companies. Her involvement also includes various advisory roles with several private and public companies. Pamela was the recipient of the Edmonton Global Woman of Vision Award in March of 2003 as well as the recipient of the Edmonton Consumers Choice Business Woman of the Year Award in 2005.

Pamela is a Director on the Alberta Chamber of Resources and Vice President (Nunavut) & Director of the NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines as well as past president of the Edmonton Geological Society.