WMC Leadership - Board of Directors

Cathy Suda

Cathy Suda holds an M.S. in Geology from the University of New Mexico and has worked in mineral exploration for several companies in the West. Cathy started working for what was then Cominco American (now Teck American, a subsidiary of Teck Resources Ltd.)   in 1985 and remained with the company until her retirement in 2020 as Manager, U.S. Land & Assets.  Cathy now is a consulting mineral landman with Certified Professional Landman (CPL) certification. She has experience throughout the U.S. in title research, federal and state mining claims and leases, and other mineral tenure issues.
Cathy’s membership in the Women’s Mining Coalition began with the  2004  Fly-In.  She has served a Vice-President and President of WMC and is currently on the Board of Directors.  Cathy brings her experience in the hardrock-mining industry to WMC, enhancing WMC’s efforts to effectively educate legislators about the modern domestic mining industry.