Sabrina Dias
"Let me tell you about Sabrina and why I believe she is an excellent board candidate. I met Sabrina through one of her male colleagues who recommended her to the course because he knew she was a great board candidate. I was so impressed with all that Sabrina had accomplished and her success in the mining sector and I knew he was right.
One thing that stuck out for me when I met Sabrina and got to know her better, is that she is a Ceramic Engineer. I wondered why Ceramic? She told me that she dreamed of working for NASA someday and becoming an astronaut. Well, her life took a lot of turns, like most of our lives do, and she ended up in mining. She found her passion there and has built an impressive career.
Sabrina is a highly experienced expert in sustainability and loves the mining industry. So much so, that she built a successful business which provides services to major mining companies around the world. Her first book "Integrating Sustainability into Major Projects" is being released in March 2020 and she definitely knows this space well.
Sabrina Dias’s extensive sustainability and ESG leadership and international experience qualify her to serve on a public board, including Security, Sustainability, HSE committees."
Michele Ashby, CEO, ACE LLC
Sabrina is the Founder and CEO of successful mining and sustainability consulting firm, SOOP Strategies Inc. She is the author of Integrating Sustainability into Major Projects: Best Practices and Tools for Project Teams (John Wiley & Sons Inc, New Jersey). She is the recipient of 2021 Excellence in Sustainability Award from the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Sabrina is energetic and a commercially-minded sustainability/ESG (environmental, social and governance) advisor with extensive international experience, including Africa, North and South America, Pacific Islands. she has expertise in mining mega projects with capex in the multi-billion dollar range, as well as small and mid-size projects in all phases of mine life, including exploration, construction and operations. She is a trusted ESG advisor to C-level executives and board members including ESG risks for acquisitions, complex sustainability risk management, and government, community, and Indigenous relations. She is a distinguished speaker by industry and professional associations, and returning guest lecturer at prestigious universities including Queens University, University of Arizona, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, and Schulich School of Business.
Sabrina is a Licensed Professional Engineer of Ontario, Bachelor of Engineering (McMaster University), Master’s in Environmental Studies (York University; six months research living in rural Madagascar with local mining village), Graduate Diploma in Business and Environment (Schulich School of Business), Certified Board Candidate (CDI.D).
"ACE is a very thorough and thoughtful approach to board training. My experience was transformational in that I became empowered with a heightened awareness of my skills, experiences, and talents and how to use them to affect change in the world as a board member. Michele is absolutely amazing."
-Sabrina Dias