Kinross' Schaake honored for community outreach
Living Our Values Award given for
dedication, teamwork Brenna Schaake joined Kinross in 2021 and quickly became known as the face of Kinross in the community due to her ability to build strong relation- ships with our stakeholders and local government officials, while demon - strating Kinross’ corporate values in all facets of her day-to-day tasks. As the External Affairs Supervisor for Kinross Alaska, Brenna is pas- sionate about being an ambassador
in the community for Kinross, which led her to playing a vital role in ad- vancing the Manh Choh project. Brenna continues to be instrumental in building com- munity and gov-
ernment support for the project due to her ability to effectively answer questions, listen to concerns, and in- corporate stakeholder feedback into our project plans. Manh Choh has recently advanced from the project phase to operation- al largely due to Brenna’s multi- year efforts to gain trust and support from community members by hav- ing open, transparent and informa- tive conversations. As a result, the Manh Choh project broke ground in August 2023. Aside from Brenna’s involvement in the Manh Choh project, she is also an active member in the Fort Knox community where she leads sever- al volunteer initiatives including the Golden Days Celebration, Tanana Valley State Fair, Youth Safety Day and Family Day. She was also in- strumental in planning Alaska Na- tive Heritage Month for employees in Alaska where she organized var- ious education campaigns, celebra- tions and spotlights in the Fort Knox employee newsletter. “Brenna has a real spark and joy
for the community. She’s from the area and it’s very clear that she is passionate about the work we do for our stakeholders which makes her an ambassador for the community,” said Anna Atchison, External Af- fairs Director, USA. “Brenna is great at inspiring others at the Company
to participate and engage in com- munity events, which benefits our relationships with stakeholders by showing our involvement and ex- citement in the community. Brenna plays a big role in creating that re- lationship and we are lucky to have her in this role!”
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The Alaska Miner
Spring 2024
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