About Us

Warren Mirko has more than 15 years of experience in public relations, crisis response, and risk management, having supported public protection mandates at BC Financial Services Authority, Engineers and Geoscientists BC, Technical Safety BC, and Transport Canada. He has led cross-sector initiatives to address regulatory gaps, emerging risks, and public safety concerns, bringing together industry leaders, government, and stakeholders to develop clear, defensible responses to complex issues impacting communities across the province. He holds a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia.

Warren’s work spans both public and private sectors, where clear communication and public disclosure are critical to maintaining public trust. As a consultant, he helps clients navigate government relations, manage environmentally sensitive projects, and align with regulatory and community expectations.

Warren contributes to media on issues of economics, governance, and accountability, bringing a candid perspective to land use and public policy in BC. He
enjoys travelling throughout BC to experience nature with his family. He also speaks Japanese and has practiced Okinawan karate for over 15 years.

Adam is a lecturer in Business Economics and Strategy at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. He is a specialist in strategic planning meeting facilitation and project development in the private and public sectors. He holds an MBA from Sauder (2013), a Master’s degree in Foreign Language Linguistics from the University of Potsdam in Germany, and a Bachelor of Arts in French Linguistics from Simon Fraser University.

Before joining UBC, Adam spent seven years in financial services management with Coast Capital Savings and was a federal election candidate in the riding of Burnaby South.

Adam is a regular columnist for the National Post and is frequently featured in media coverage on business, politics, economics, and natural resources. He brings a strong understanding of economic policy, governance, and resource development to his role as a director of the Public Land Use Society, helping to shape its strategy and advocacy efforts in British Columbia.

Jonas brings more than 10 years’ experience in the natural resources industry as a consultant and prospector, spanning work across British Columbia, the Kurdish Autonomous Region of Iraq, Suriname, Fiji, and the Canadian Arctic.

He has led teams in exploration, construction, extraction, and remediation across diverse regulatory and cultural environments in both the mining and the oil and gas sectors. This broad perspective informs his role as a director of Public Land Use Society, where he contributes insight into balanced land-use policy and the practical realities of recreation and resource development.

Jonas joined the Board of the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) as an appointed director for the 2026 term, where he supports advocacy efforts for prospectors and early stage explorers.

He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree at Vancouver Island University, focusing on structural geology and tectonic settings as they relate to mineral exploration. In 2015, he completed the construction pipe trades program at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT).