On May 24, 2013, the Board of Directors of Golden Phoenix Minerals Inc. approved the appointment of Dennis P. Gauger to the Board. Dennis P. Gauger, CPA, is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Utah and Nevada. He previously served as part-time, contract Chief Financial Officer of Golden Phoenix from January 2004 to January 2008, and has served the company as an independent accounting and compliance consultant from January 2008 to his current appointment in January 2013 as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the company.

From May 2007 through December 2012, Mr. Gauger served as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary for BSD Medical Corporation Previously, Mr. Gauger worked for 22 years for Deloitte & Touche LLP.