Jared Jackson has been in the mining industry for over 20 years including surface mining, underground mining, and engineering companies. He has been with the J.R. Simplot Company for the past 13 years holding a variety of leadership and engineering roles. During his tenure at Simplot, Jackson managed the Simplot Silica Mine for 3 years and led the facility to achieve record production levels, while improving the safety culture to achieve 0 reportable injuries during the entire 3 year period. He has managed the Simplot Vernal Phosphate Mine since 2018 and led the facility to outstanding safety performance and record production levels.

Lisa Kirschner is a leading environmental law attorney in the Intermountain West. She is recognized for her deep knowledge and experience in federal, state and local compliance obligations in a range of water quality and safe drinking water-related permitting and compliance programs. Clients include industrial, municipalities and interest groups. As a shareholder in Parsons Behle & Latimer’s Salt Lake City office, Lisa A. Kirschner concentrates her practice on environmental regulatory counseling under major federal environmental and public lands statutes with a focus on local, state, and federal water quality laws and regulations. Ms. Kirschner teams with clients to obtain, achieve compliance with and defend permits involving all aspects of water quality regulation, including surface and groundwater discharge, underground injection, municipal water supply and treatment and wetlands. She regularly negotiates favorable settlement agreements on behalf of clients faced with water quality enforcement actions at both the state and federal levels.

Dillon McInnes is an accomplished professional in the mining industry with a career spanning 21 years. He currently serves as the Mine Manager for Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper, and in 2022 joined the Utah Mining Association’s Board of Directors.

Dillon’s journey in mining began with his education at Wyoming Technical Institute, where he specialized in Diesel Technology. Armed with a solid foundation, he has spent the last 19 years serving in diverse and crucial roles with Rio Tinto including copper smelting, refining, concentrating, and mining. His commitment to professional growth is evident in the numerous certifications he has earned, each a testament to his expertise in specific areas of the mining process.

Dillon’s passion lies in leadership and people development, recognizing the pivotal role individuals play in the mining industry’s success. He is driven by the belief that unlocking the full potential of every team member is key to achieving excellence in the dynamic world of mining.

Tom Henrie is based out of the Materion Natural Resources Mine and Mill facility near Delta Utah, where for the last 13 years he has supported the facility’s mission of providing the majority of the world’s beryllium hydroxide feedstock. Tom has served in multiple roles at the location including Site Leadership, Engineering Management, and Maintenance Management. 

Tom has also provided stewardship over various site programs including environmental compliance, regulatory affairs, and water rights, and he also participates with the NMA environmental committee. He currently serves as the Global Operations Sustainability Manager for Materion Corporation where he focuses on environmental impact reduction across all of Materion’s mineral processing and manufacturing operations.  Tom holds BS degrees in Industrial Hygiene (Utah State) and Chemical Engineering (University of Utah).  He is a Utah Registered Professional Engineer and Lean Sigma Greenbelt.