Doug Clark
Doug Clark is a former academic Dean/Director at Northern College, a role he held for 15 years prior to his retirement from full-time work at the college last December. In that role he enjoyed working with the college’s teams from the 3 main campuses and in a range of diverse program areas including veterinary sciences, environmental technician, business and academic upgrading. During the last 3 years of his career, he had the privilege of having responsibility for the Haileybury School of Mines’ historic programs in mining and instrumentation added to his portfolio. He’s still continuing with some project support to our post-secondary mining program improvements. While his education is in business he always felt his principal asset in the role was his insatiable curiosity.
Doug Clark is a former academic Dean/Director at Northern College, a role he held for 15 years prior to his retirement from full-time work at the college last December. In that role he enjoyed working with the college’s teams from the 3 main campuses and in a range of diverse program areas including veterinary sciences, environmental technician, business and academic upgrading. During the last 3 years of his career, he had the privilege of having responsibility for the Haileybury School of Mines’ historic programs in mining and instrumentation added to his portfolio. He’s still continuing with some project support to our post-secondary mining program improvements. While his education is in business he always felt his principal asset in the role was his insatiable curiosity.
Natasha Dombrowski
Natasha is a recognized Environmental Professional with fifteen years of progressive experience in the gold mining industry. As the Director, Environment and Sustainability for Agnico Eagle Mines, she specializes in environmental project management, complex environmental permitting, disclosures and reporting, and Indigenous and community engagement and consultation. Her management and interpersonal skills have led her supporting the Company’s sustainability efforts through all her roles. More recently, she has completed her term as Chair of the Ontario Mining Association’s Environmental Committee, and Co-Chair for the MECP’s Boreal Caribou Conservation Agreement Working Group. She actively participates in other industry-focused working groups, such as the Mining Association of Canada’s Environmental and International Social Responsibility Committees, and is an active mentor to young female professionals through the global non-profit International Women in Mining initiative. From a community and engagement perspective, Natasha is involved in a variety of local volunteer initiatives and numerous other philanthropic initiatives locally that focus on building communities and protection of environment and biodiversity.
Natasha is a recognized Environmental Professional with fifteen years of progressive experience in the gold mining industry. As the Director, Environment and Sustainability for Agnico Eagle Mines, she specializes in environmental project management, complex environmental permitting, disclosures and reporting, and Indigenous and community engagement and consultation. Her management and interpersonal skills have led her supporting the Company’s sustainability efforts through all her roles. More recently, she has completed her term as Chair of the Ontario Mining Association’s Environmental Committee, and Co-Chair for the MECP’s Boreal Caribou Conservation Agreement Working Group. She actively participates in other industry-focused working groups, such as the Mining Association of Canada’s Environmental and International Social Responsibility Committees, and is an active mentor to young female professionals through the global non-profit International Women in Mining initiative. From a community and engagement perspective, Natasha is involved in a variety of local volunteer initiatives and numerous other philanthropic initiatives locally that focus on building communities and protection of environment and biodiversity.
Jim Kendall
Jim Kendall is the Program Coordinator and a Professor in the Mining Engineering Technician program at Northern College in Haileybury, Ontario. This Mining program and the Instrumentation program constitute the Haileybury School of Mines, which was founded in 1912 and has had a major impact on the development of the global mining industry. Jim is a Professional Engineer, and he is both a mining engineer and electronics engineer. He holds four engineering degrees in electrical and mining engineering, and engineering physics. He has worked in both the mining and electronics industries at a variety of executive, managerial, and technical positions. His two disciplines found their intersection in his invention of the Mineral Insights product that measures the concentration of gold and minerals by analyzing high resolution digital images of drill core and other mineral samples. Jim is currently applying his two engineering disciplines to research on the development of a new geophysics technology. Jim began teaching at Northern College in December 2018 and was appointed Program Coordinator in June 2019. Jim is currently working on re-starting the on-site Mining program at the Northern College Haileybury campus. This will permit the Mining program to be a dual stream on-site and on-line program, that will enhance its ability to graduate students to work in the Canadian mining industry.
Jim Kendall is the Program Coordinator and a Professor in the Mining Engineering Technician program at Northern College in Haileybury, Ontario. This Mining program and the Instrumentation program constitute the Haileybury School of Mines, which was founded in 1912 and has had a major impact on the development of the global mining industry. Jim is a Professional Engineer, and he is both a mining engineer and electronics engineer. He holds four engineering degrees in electrical and mining engineering, and engineering physics. He has worked in both the mining and electronics industries at a variety of executive, managerial, and technical positions. His two disciplines found their intersection in his invention of the Mineral Insights product that measures the concentration of gold and minerals by analyzing high resolution digital images of drill core and other mineral samples. Jim is currently applying his two engineering disciplines to research on the development of a new geophysics technology. Jim began teaching at Northern College in December 2018 and was appointed Program Coordinator in June 2019. Jim is currently working on re-starting the on-site Mining program at the Northern College Haileybury campus. This will permit the Mining program to be a dual stream on-site and on-line program, that will enhance its ability to graduate students to work in the Canadian mining industry.
Steve Coulombe — Visionary Entrepreneur, Innovator, and Conscious Leader
Steve Coulombe is a visionary entrepreneur whose work bridges science, ancestral knowledge, and universal consciousness. As the founder of pioneering initiatives such as Agrégat, Kakoo, KairoSpace, and the Geometallurgical Center, Steve redefines how we engage with natural resources—infusing cutting-edge technology, sustainability, and cultural respect into every project. He is recognized for honoring matter as sacred and for forging connections between modern innovation and ancient traditions, with a deep reverence for Indigenous wisdom. Guided by a passion, his multidisciplinary approach invites new ways of thinking about mining and the transformation of matter. A resilient leader and creative thinker, Steve embodies a philosophy of success rooted not in titles or wealth, but in love, authenticity, and the meaningful impact we leave behind. As a speaker, he inspires audiences to reimagine our relationship with matter, with each other, and with the world; through a lens of consciousness, innovation, and purpose.
Steve Coulombe is a visionary entrepreneur whose work bridges science, ancestral knowledge, and universal consciousness. As the founder of pioneering initiatives such as Agrégat, Kakoo, KairoSpace, and the Geometallurgical Center, Steve redefines how we engage with natural resources—infusing cutting-edge technology, sustainability, and cultural respect into every project. He is recognized for honoring matter as sacred and for forging connections between modern innovation and ancient traditions, with a deep reverence for Indigenous wisdom. Guided by a passion, his multidisciplinary approach invites new ways of thinking about mining and the transformation of matter. A resilient leader and creative thinker, Steve embodies a philosophy of success rooted not in titles or wealth, but in love, authenticity, and the meaningful impact we leave behind. As a speaker, he inspires audiences to reimagine our relationship with matter, with each other, and with the world; through a lens of consciousness, innovation, and purpose.