Mr. Bubar is a professional geoscientist with 45 years experience in mineral exploration and development mainly in Canada. Mr. Bubar grew up in Truro, Nova Scotia where he first studied geology in high school before graduating from McGill University (B.Sc.1977, Geological Sciences) and Queen’s University (M.Sc. Applied Min.Ex.,1981).  Since 1995, Mr. Bubar has been President and CEO of Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. (formerly Avalon Rare Metals Inc.), a mineral development company with a primary focus on technology metals. This includes the East Kemptville tin-indium project in southwestern Nova Scotia and previously gold-copper exploration in northern Nova Scotia.  Mr. Bubar served as a Director of the PDAC and Chair of its Aboriginal Affairs Committee for 9 years. He also serves as an independent Director on two other junior mining company Boards; Copper Lake Resources Ltd. and Wolfden Resources Corporation, as well as three other volunteer boards: Mining Matters (a not-for-profit organization founded by PDAC) the Advisory Board to the Faculty of Science of McGill University and the Canadian Museum of Nature Foundation Board.