Surge Exploration Inc. announced the appointment of Lori Pavle as Corporate Secretary of the company, replacing Tina Whyte, who has resigned to focus her efforts on other corporate clients, effective immediately. She has served as Corporate Secretary for several publicly traded mining companies including Bayfield Ventures Corp. (acquired by New Gold Inc.), Cypress Development Corp., Aben Resources Ltd., Skyharbour Resources Ltd., Gold Reach Resources Ltd., and International Samuel Exploration Corp. Prior to this, Lori worked for several years at Hunter Dickinson Inc., providing support as a corporate administrator for several of the groups public and private mining exploration companies.