Mr. Williams is a self-employed business consultant. He has been involved in the capital markets for over 20 years, having structured and financed several junior companies focused on mineral and oil & gas exploration. Mr. Williams is a Director and founder of Palladon Ventures Ltd. and was the President of Redwood Energy Ltd.

Mr. Marter brings with him over 30 years of experience in mining and public company managment and finance. Mr. Marter is currently a director of TSX-listed Minera Andes Inc. He also served for seven years as Chief Financial Officer of Golden Star Resources Ltd. and was directly invloved in growing Golden Star from an exploration company to an emerging mid-tier gold producer. While at Golden Star he was responsible for numerous financings and acquisitions.  Mr. Marter was also a Director of Endeavour Financial Inc., a company that offered financial advice to the mining industry.  Mr. Marter is currently a Director of Franconia Minerals Corporation.

Mr. Hurst has over 20 years of experience in the mining industry having acted as contract geologist, but primarily as a mining analyst since 1987. He worked with McDermitt St. Lawrence and Sprott Securities Inc. between 1987 and 1995 and started to consult as a mining analyst through his company, D.S. Hurst Inc. His duties focused on mining stock exchange market related assignments such as assisting companies and dealers with due diligence, research and corporate finance duties, as well as corporate advice to the mining industry. Mr. Hurst has held directorships with three mining companies since 2000 and is currently a director of two public companies. Mr. Hurst has a Bachelor of Science in geology from McMaster University.

The exploration team for Maestro includes:

John Zimmerman: a veteran geologist with a wealth of experiences in all facets of gold exploration in the western US. Mr. Zimmerman was the co-discoverer of the Chimney Creek (Twin Creeks) Mine in Nevada, currently in operation by Newmont Mining. Maestro’s technical programs will be conducted under the supervision of Mr. Zimmerman. Some of his recent work has included generating and placing properties with several companies including Gold Fields, Placer Dome, MK Gold, Kennecott, Western Mining, Kalahari Resources, and Anaconda Gold. Mr. Zimmerman has an MS from the University of Arizona and is an expert in Carlin-style exploration. Zimmerman been a consistent producer of quality opportunities in western US gold exploration since 1980, and have contributed to the success of several previous explorers including Newmont, Goldfields Mining, Gateway Gold, Meridian Gold, and BHP Minerals International.

David R. Shaddrick: a veteran geologist with over 35 years experience in mineral exploration. Mr. Shaddrick’s experience includes 12 years as a mining and exploration geologist, U.S. and Canada, with Homestake Mining Company, four years with Atlas Mining Corporation, and 21 years as a mining and exploration consultant for a variety of major and junior mineral companies in North America, including extensive work in the Great Basin. Mr. Shaddrick received his B.Sc. in Geology in 1970 from the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology and his M.Sc. in Geology in 1971 from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Mr. Shaddrick is a member of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) and a Professional Geologist (CPG #10677). Mr. Shaddrick is a “qualified person” for the purposes of NI 43-101 and Form 443-101F1.