Our Staff

Last updated on September 6, 2024

 British Columbia Geological Survey

Adrian Hickin

Cinthia Kong. Branch Coordinator, Finance and AdminMadhur UpadhyayDi TangLarry Aspler. Science EditorRafael Bacha


Cordilleran Section 

Director position is vacant

Luke Ootes

Tian Han. Senior Digital Information GeoscientistEvan Orovan, Senior Economic GeologistAlexei Rukhlov. Provincial GeochemistWyatt Bain, Mineral Deposit SpecialistAudrey GrahamCurran Wearmouth. Mineral Potential Geoscientist

Bran van Straaten

Travis Ferbey. Quaternary GeologistMitch Mihalynuk. Senior Minerals GeologistPaul Schiarizza. Senior Minerals GeologistCampbellEaston EliaEmily MillerKaitlyn McLaren, Geomatics Specialist


Resource Information Section 

Yao Cui

Jessica Norris

Don HarrisonRyan GrundyBronwen Wallace. Mineral Assessment GeoscientistKerri Shaw

Gabe Fortin. Geomatics Geoscientist

George Nyi. Geomatics SpecialistSteven Zhao. Geomatics SpecialistPaulina Marczak. Geomatics SpecialistPablo Silva, Geomatics Specialist


Mineral Development Office 

Gord Clarke

Kirk Hancock. Mineral Resource GeoscientistNate Corcoran, Regional Geologist, NorthwestHassan Heidarian, Regional Geologist, Northeast and North CentralBruce Northcote. BCGS Regional Geologist for the SouthwestCary Pothorin, Regional Geologist, South Central


Emeritus Scientists

JoAnne Nelson. Emeritus ScientistGraham Nixon. Emeritus Scientist


Our staff

Office phone:  1 250 952-0372

Email: Geological.Survey@gov.bc.ca

Mailing Address: PO Box 9333 Stn Prov Gov’t Victoria, BC V8W 9N3

Physical Address: 1810 Blanshard St, Victoria, BC V8T 4J1