“After earning a M.Sc. at Queen's University in Geological Sciences, she gained experience as an exploration geochemist and geochemical laboratory manager. She is recognized as a world-expert on assay methods and has traveled extensively worldwide to review sampling and analytical procedures. Since 1989, she has held numerous executive and board roles with public mining companies.

Lynda was awarded the 2013 Queen’s Jubilee Medal award for her dedicated volunteer work in the mining industry and the PDAC Distinguished Service Award in 2020. In addition to volunteer committees, she served on advisory boards including the Ministry of Natural Resources-CANMET Advisory Committee, Canadian Securities Administrators Mining Technical Advisory and Monitoring Committee and the Canadian Mining Innovation Council- Footprints Project Advisory Board.”