Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. announced the appointment of Marilyn Spink, P.Eng. to the company's Board of Directors. Ms. Spink will replace Brian MacEachen, who recently informed the Board of his decision to step down from the Board, after serving as a Board member for over 20 years, although he will continue to serve the company in an advisory role. Alan Ferry has agreed to assume responsibility as Board Chair, a role he previously held from 2007 to 2013. Ms. Spink is a materials and metallurgical engineer with over 25 years of multi-discipline project execution experience from Feasibility Studies through to basic and detailed engineering, construction and commissioning. She has worked both in steel-making operations and the mining industry and has served on the Executive Committee of the Professional Engineers of Ontario.