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Management

Len Lindstrom
Director, President, CEO

The founder of Liberty International and has been directly involved in all aspects of the development and exploration of the Liberian and Canadian properties as President and CEO of the Liberty Group of companies since their inception. His related education includes numerous Accelerated Education courses in geology, business administration and associated subjects through BCIT, UBC, SFU and the Sauder School of Business. He has over 30 years experience as an entrepreneur, businessman, promoter and humanitarian.

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Edwin Esslinger
CGA, Director

Over 40 years of business experience in various managerial and financial capacities including General Accountant for Inter-provincial Pipelines Corp.; Budget Control Clerk, University of Alberta; Chief Accountant of The Alberta Teacher’s Association; Financial Officer, Terra Mining and Exploration Ltd; Financial Officer of Sportscan Summit Ltd; President and GM of Select Realty Ltd; and Founding President of Esscon Properties Ltd. He has been a Director with the Liberty Group of companies since 2004.

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Gregory Nowak
CPG – Chief Geologist / Regional Exploration Manager (West Africa)

Over 25 years hands-on experience in all phases of field exploration for gold, diamonds, base metals, uranium and petroleum in West Africa and the USA including over 15 years of gold exploration management experience in the Precambrian Birimian and Archæan greenstone belts of West Africa (Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, Liberia and Sierra Leone).
Mr Nowak was a member of the exploration team that discovered the Noranda (WMC) Hog Ranch Gold Deposit in Nevada, USA and was responsible for the grassroots discovery of the Grumesa Gold Deposit in Ghana, Africa, currently being developed by Perseus Mining Ltd. He was Regional Exploration Manager West Africa for Red Back Mining Ghana Ltd, Exploration & Country Manager for Ashanti Goldfields Ltd, Accra, Ghana for 9 years including Manager for the Rio Tinto–Ashanti JV program in Côte d’Ivoire and Exploration Manager for the Ashanti-Echo Bay Mines JV program in Ghana and Burkina Faso; Exploration Manager for International Gold Resources in Ghana; Eden Roc Mineral Corp in Cote d’Ivoire; Western Mining Corp. and Bentley Mines in Liberia; plus experience as a Petroleum Geologist in Texas and Project Geologist for uranium exploration in Liberia and Nevada.
Mr Nowak has a B.A. in Geology from Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio USA (1974) and an M.S. in Geology from The Mackay School of Mines of the University of Nevada, Reno USA (1979); and is a Certified Professional Geologist (CPG No. 10864) of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG); a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG); and a Member of the Geological Society of America (GSA).

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Rockson Coffie
Senior Project Geologist / Coordinator (Liberia)

10 years of experience in West African geology and has overseen the development and coordination of Liberty’s Liberian exploration programs since 2006. His past experience includes working as a Senior Project Geologist for Redback Mining Ghana Ltd where he played a significant role in identifying the Enchi Boin Valley deposit in Ghana, and Project Geologist and Exploration / Mine Geologist for Ashanti Goldfields Ayanfuri Ltd. Mr. Coffie has an undergraduate degree in Geological Engineering from the Ghana Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (2000) and is participating in the Masters Program, MSc. in Exploration Geology at Rhodes University, South Africa.

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Lawrence Mensah
Senior Project Geologist / Geological Database Management (Liberia)

With extensive geological experience in West Africa, Lawrence is an exploration geologist and data manager and has been with the Company since 2006. He previously worked with Surpac Minex Africa Ltd. in Technical Sales and Geologcial Software Consulting, and as Senior Exploration Geologist in data base management and drill target generation for Goldfields Ltd., Orezone Inc., and Gyata Exploration Ltd. Mr. Mensa received his degree with the Geological Engineering University of Mines and Technology Tarkwa Ghana in 2000 and a Diploma in Management and Marketing in 2001 from Cambridge International College UK.

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Professor Jenkins K. Dorbor
MCh, MPh – Consulting Geologist (Liberia)

Based in Monrovia, Liberia and has consulted to the Liberty Group of companies since 2004. He has over 25 years of experience with the Liberian Geological Survey and is Associate Professor and Chairman Emeritus of the Chemistry Department of the University of Liberia. His education and experience includes a Bachelor of Science degree from Ohio State University 1971; work with the United Nations Geological Survey in Liberia 1971-1973; a Post Graduate Analytical Chemistry degree with the United States Geological Survey 1973, Head of the Geochemical Laboratory Liberia 1976, Diploma in Applied Exploration Geochemistry Korean Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources 1979; an M.Phil degree from Imperial College of Science and Technology in London UK for his thesis on the geochemistry of granitic rocks of Liberia. He is presently Research Officer/Coordinator of Geological Projects at the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy Liberia.

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Dan Beaton
CA – Chartered Accountant

Performs with extensive experience as a financial officer and advisor to international companies, including resource industry companies, and has also served as a director and treasurer of not-for-profit organizations. He is a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia 1976.

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Michael Lindstrom
Vice President and Administration

Over 10 years experience in a variety of business capacities including as an entrepreneur, manager and salesman. Since 2004 he has worked closely with Len Lindstrom on the development of the Liberty group of companies. Prior to that he was an Account Manager with Esporta Wash Systems Inc., Post Production Manager with World Harvest, and the Founder and Owner/Operator of Fresh Oil International Ltd.

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Bernard McMahon
Chief Resources Officer

Has over 40 years of experience in the exploration and mining industry, including President and founder of McMahon Resources Inc. (1985-1987), Public Relations Officer for Cominco Ltd. (1975-1980), Director of Maymac Resources Inc. (1976-1977), and Director of Carpenter Lake Resources Inc. (now International Wayside Inc.) (1973-1975). He has been an Officer with the Liberty Group of companies since 2004.

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Tony Leblanc
Chief Technical Officer and General Manager Liberia

Has over 20 years of experience in the IT information technology industry, working in project management, junior accounting and as a technical officer. He has been involved with the Liberty Group of companies since 2004 overseeing the administration and management department in Liberia.

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