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Directors
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John W. Whitney
In
addition to being the President and a Director of the
Company, 1988 to present, Dr. Whitney is the President
and a Director of each of the operating subsidiaries,
Itronics Metallurgical, Inc. and Whitney & Whitney,
Inc. Dr. Whitney also serves as the General Manager
of American Hydromet, a joint venture.
He
received his Ph.D. in Mineral Economics from Pennsylvania
State University in 1976, his M.S. in Mineralogy from
the University of Nebraska in 1971, and his B.S. in
Geology from the University of Nebraska in 1970. Dr.
Whitney has served as President of Whitney & Whitney,
Inc. since its formation in 1977.
Prior
to his serving as W&W full-time president, Dr. Whitney
worked as a consultant for the Office of Technology
Assessment, U.S. Congress, doing analysis of various
Alaskan mineral issues (1977-1978), a consultant for
various government agencies, including the office of
Mineral Policy Analysis in the U.S. Department of Interior,
and the Washington office of the U.S. Bureau of Mines,
consulting firms, law firms and mining companies on
a variety of mineral planning issues (1976-1977), as
a consultant for BKW Associates, Inc. evaluating mining
investment opportunities in Mexico and the Philippines
(1973-1975), and as a geologist-mineralogist for Humble
Oil & Refining Company and GeoTerrex Ltd. (1971-1972).
Dr.
Whitney is an internationally recognized consultant
in the field of Metal and Material Resource Economics.
Dr. Whitney has presented seminars for various clients
on Mining Economics, and has taught a three-credit graduate
course on International Metal Economics for the University
of Arizona's College of Mines. Dr. Whitney is an Honorary
Faculty Member of the Academy for Metals and Materials
under the seal of the American Society for Metals. Dr.
Whitney has made numerous presentations and written
a number of publications on various technical subjects
within his broad area of expertise. Dr. Whitney is coinventor
of the American Hydromet process technology and holds
four patents. Dr Whitney was selected as Nevada’s
Inventor of the Year for 2000 and became a member of
the Inventor’s Hall of Fame at the University
of Nevada, Reno.
Howland
S. Green
Mr.
Green was appointed as our director and as the Northeast
Manager of GOLD’n GRO sales in April 2005. He received a
B.Sc. degree in plant science and landscape architecture
from the University of Rhode Island in 1981. He founded
the Holly Ridge Nursery in Kingston, Rhode Island in
1989 and was its owner and President until the business
was sold in September 2005. He is the concept creator
and a founder of the North American Deer Management
Network. Mr. Green researched and developed Mirrepel and
subsequently co-developed the GOLD’n GRO Guardian
systemic deer and rabbit repellents. Through his
ownership of the Holly Ridge Nursery he gained extensive
knowledge of the landscape construction and maintenance
and wholesale and retail nursery markets. He has also
served as consultant to “Ask This Old House”.
Gregory
S. Skinner, Esq.
Mr.
Skinner has served as secretary and general counsel
of the Company and its subsidiaries since December 1990.
He obtained his B.A. degree in Economics from the University
of California at Berkeley in 1976. He obtained his J.D.
degree from Hastings College of the Law, University
of California at San Francisco in 1979. He is licensed
to practice law in the states of California and Nevada.
He retired from the practice of law on January 1, 2003
and is “of counsel” to the law office of
Watson & Rounds, a Professional Corporation (WR).
Prior to December 31, 2002 he was a shareholder in Skinner,
Watson & Rounds, which had offices located in Reno,
Las Vegas, and Incline Village, Nevada. Prior to becoming
Secretary of Itronics Inc., Mr. Skinner has provided
legal services and advice to Whitney & Whitney,
Inc. since 1980.
Duane
H. Rasmussen
Mr.
Rasmussen has served as Vice President and General Manager
of IMI since May 1994. He became Vice President of the
Company in November 1997. He initially joined the Company
in 1991 as Assistant Manager and Business Consultant
for W&W. He received his B.S. degree in Chemical
Engineering from the University of Wisconsin in 1953
and his M.B.A. in Industrial Management in 1955 from
the same University. He served as President of Screen
Printing Systems, Inc. from 1987 to 1990 and from 1995
to October 1998. Other business experience includes
approximately 20 years with Jacobs Engineering Group,
Inc. in varying capacities, including Project Manager,
Regional Sales Manager, Regional Vice President, and
Group Vice President.
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