Michael Goehring
President and CEO
Michael Goehring joined the Mining Association of British Columbia as President and CEO in 2019.
Mr. Goehring brings more than 20 years’ experience providing public affairs and strategic communications counsel to many of Canada’s leading natural resource companies. He joined MABC following a successful career as a partner in the Vancouver office of Canada’s largest communications firm.
Michael has built a strong reputation for advancing challenging public policy files and delivering successful advocacy and communications campaigns. He brings expertise in a number of communications disciplines, including reputation management, issues and crisis management, corporate relations, media relations, stakeholder and community relations, government relations, advocacy and regulatory affairs.
Michael is a member of the Public Affairs Association of Canada, serves as vice president of the board of the Vancouver Thunderbird Minor Hockey Association, and is past president of the board of directors of the Turning Point Recovery Society.
A native of British Columbia, he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of British Columbia and pursued Graduate Studies in International Political Economy at Simon Fraser University.
Lindsay Kislock
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Lindsay Kislock joined the Mining Association of BC as Vice President, Corporate Affairs in June 2017.
Lindsay came to the Association with extensive public policy and senior management experience after more 30 years working for the Public Service in BC and Ontario. Prior to joining MABC, Lindsay was Assistant Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, responsible for Partnerships, Transportation Trade Network planning and the Pacific Gateway Alliance. Prior to joining the Ministry of Transportation, Lindsay served as Assistant Deputy Minister in various portfolios, including Health, Agriculture and Small Business and Regulatory Reform.
Currently, Lindsay is the vice-chair of the Centre for Training Excellence in Mining (CTEM), and Co-Chair of the Senior Policy Advisory Group for the Mining Association of BC. Lindsay has a Master’s degree from the University of Washington in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Lakehead University.
Alec Morrison
Strategic Advisor, MABC; President & CEO, MSABC
He is responsible for managing supplier-related policy issues and coordinating joint-initiatives between MABC and the Mining Suppliers Association of BC (MSABC). He also chairs the MSABC Membership Committee and is responsible for MSABC Public Relations and Government Relations initiatives, under the direction of the MSABC Board and Executive. Alec worked for two years as a Research Assistant at the Mining Association of Canada before moving to MABC in January of 2011. He also has over five years of experience as a Legislative Assistant to Members of Parliament in Ottawa. Alec holds an MA in history from the University of Ottawa and a BA in political science from St. Thomas University. He currently resides in Vancouver.
Diana Walls
Senior Policy Advisor
Diana is a public affairs professional with over 15 years of experience in government relations, social responsibility, Indigenous affairs, communications and organizational development with some of Western Canada’s leading natural resource sector organizations. She helped shape lasting changes to provincial fiscal policy, permitting processes and land use frameworks and has successfully stewarded Indigenous and community relations for a wide range of projects – from individual test wells to complex interprovincial infrastructure projects. Her early organizational development and corporate communications experience are foundations for her work.
Most recently, Diana served as the Senior Director of Strategic Policy for the Association for Mineral Exploration of BC. Prior to that, Diana provided professional advisory services to Canadian and international natural resource companies in the areas of government affairs, Indigenous and multi-stakeholder relations. Diana was also the Manager of Government and Aboriginal Relations for one of Canada’s largest conventional oil and gas companies. Diana was twice recognized by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers for her work and leadership in service to the industry.
Born and raised in Montreal, Diana obtained a degree in Economics from McGill University and commenced graduate studies in Sustainability Management at Harvard. Diana is also GRI certified in G4 Sustainability Reporting.
Committed to her community, Diana volunteers her time weekly in support of women in Vancouver’s downtown eastside.
