Susan Joyce, President, On Common Ground Consultants
Susan Joyce is a Social Performance Specialist with 30 years of experience working to achieve integrated decision-making and effective incorporation of non-engineering criteria in the management of mining operations, including management of tailings. She has worked extensively assisting companies, communities and financial institutions to manage social and human rights risks and to meet and exceed international standards. Her work includes development of effective on-the ground strategies for reducing risk to companies and communities and enhancing potential social value of mining activities. She served on the Expert Panel that developed GISTM and her current focus is on the effective integration of social performance into tailings management. She serves on an ITRB and provides technical support to others. Susan has a Professional Certificate of Tailings Management from the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and an MSc. in Development Sociology from Cornell University.