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Board of Directors

J. A. Kirk McKinnon - President, Chief Executive Officer, & Director

J.A. Kirk McKinnon has served as Chief Executive Officer and a director since 2004. He brings over 25 years of senior management experience to the Company. Mr. McKinnon is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. and Energizer Resources Inc., both of which are resource exploration companies headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Previously, Mr. McKinnon held senior management positions with several high profile Canadian corporations, including Nestle Canada.

Richard Schler - Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, & Director

Richard E. Schler has been our Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a director since 2004. He is also currently serving as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of both MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. and Energizer Resources Inc., both of which are resource exploration companies headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Before joining these companies, Mr. Schler held various senior management positions with noted corporations. He also has over 25 years of experience in the manufacturing sector.

Elgin Wolfe - Director

Elgin M. Wolfe is President of King River Development Limited and Tri-Main Development LLC, both real estate development companies. Besides spending his working life in the construction and real estate development business, Mr. Wolfe was a director of Energizer Resources Inc. (formerly Uranium Star) since 1989, a TSX Venture Exchange listed company, since 2010.

Brent Nykoliation - Vice President of Business Development & Director

Brent Nykoliation has been on the Board of Directors since November 19, 2007. Brent brings significant skills and experience to the Company. With a career that has spanned 15 years in various senior management roles in Marketing and Business Development (Nestle), Retail Sales and Merchandising (Home Depot) and Merchandising Operations (Whirlpool), Brent is well positioned to market Red Pine’s exploration initiatives.

Quentin Yarie - Senior Vice President of Exploration & Director

Mr. Yarie’s principal occupation is as a professional geophysicist. He has been Vice-President of Exploration of Red Pine Exploration Inc., MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. and Honey Badger Exploration Inc. since January 1, 2010. Mr. Yarie was the business development officer of Geotech Limited, an Ontario corporation from October 2007 to January 2010. From September 2004 through October 2007, he was a senior representative of sales and business development for Aeroquest Limited. Mr. Yarie’s education consists of SIAST, Saskatchewan, in business administration.

Alex Iannone - Director

Alex Iannone has been a partner with Iannone Accounting Services since 1984. He has been a director of the Company since 2008. Iannone Accounting Services provides accounting and tax services to a wide variety of clients. As a provider of financial services to his clients, his level of experience and background enables him to understand the accounting principles used by the Company in the preparation of its financial statements, as well as assessing the general application of those principles as they relate to estimates, accruals and reserves.

Joseph Heng - Director

Joseph Heng joined our Board of Directors in April 2004. He is a Chartered Accountant and has over 36 years of industry experience in public accounting.