Dayan J. Anderson
International Fellow @Lead - Inspiring Leaders For A Sustainable World
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WORK HISTORY
International Fellow @Lead - Inspiring Leaders For A Sustainable World
LEAD Canada is a not-for-profit corporation, dedicated to furthering the goals of environmental, social and economic sustainability through training, projects and networking. The LEAD network, which was built over many years through its leadership training program, is made up of professionals from many backgrounds, including scientists, medical doctors, environmentalists, engineers, lawyers, economists, journalists, business and cultural specialists.
EDUCATION
Green Mountain College
MS - Environmental Studies, Conservation Biology & Environmental Communications
Colorado School of Mines
PhD Student, Mining Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
BS, Mining Engineering, Minor in Environmental Policy
ABOUT DAYAN J. ANDERSON
Sustainability professional with diverse experience spanning mine engineering, pit operations, reclamation, environmental management, stakeholder engagement and conservation. A \"beyond the box thinker\" and change agent passionate about fostering collaborative relationships between industry, agencies, communities and conservation interests.Over the past 30 years, I have served in operations, engineering and management roles across the coal, iron ore, base metals and industrial minerals sectors. Consulting projects have included gold, silver, lead-zinc, titanium, copper, molybdenum, lithium, vanadium, talc and iron ore throughout the Americas, Europe, Russia and Africa. My expertise includes mine design, enterprise optimization, GIS analysis, and integrated mine and reclamation planning. As a research assistant for Natural Resources Canada, I participated in a social and environmental performance review of the Canadian Mining Industry, focusing on greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, and legacy mine lands. Working closely with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, my masters thesis explored opportunities for bighorn sheep conservation and adaptive biodiversity management within mine-influenced landscapes. I have recently embarked on a PhD program in operations research at the Colorado School of Mines where I will build upon this work and other best practices in conservation decision science. More specifically, I will be investigating the integration of ecological considerations into the mine optimization workflow to improve biodiversity outcomes over the life of a mine project - from early exploration to post-closure.I serve on the Abandoned Mine Lands Committee of the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America. I am also a member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, the Women’s Mining Coalition, the Society for Ecological Restoration, and the American Society of Reclamation Science.For nearly two decades I have served with nonprofits focused on youth development in the outdoors, citizen science, environmental education, wildlife conservation and habitat restoration. I am a lifetime member of the Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep and the Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society, and serve on the board of the Southern California Mountains Foundation. I am a certified California Naturalist, Arizona Master Naturalist and volunteer at the Butterfly Pavilion.
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