In this episode of Breaking Ground, Geovert's Hannah Thomas speaks with Marisol Valerio, Principal Rock Mechanics Engineer at WSP and co-founder of Women in Mine Stability. Marisol shares her journey from Costa Rica to rock mechanics and how a single conference sparked a global movement for women in slope stability.

Joey Tran's image of a Spider excavator working through snowstorm conditions at Fremont Canyon has been named Geovert's Photo of the Year 2025. The winning photograph edged out two other finalists in a close contest that saw strong engagement across both website and social media voting.

In this episode of Breaking Ground, Geovert's Hannah Thomas sits down with Amanda Adams, Business Center Operations Lead at Stantec Denver, to discuss her journey from hands-on technical work to operations leadership, and why building your professional network early is critical to long-term career success.