New to Board Slate
Board Member
Alexis Padis, CGA
President
Padis Jewelry
San Francisco, CA
Member Type
Retail
Position / Committee
President
Joined Board
2016
Board Member
Bryan Moeller, CGA
Co-Owner
R.F. Moeller Jeweler
Edina, MN
Member Type
Retail
Position / Committee
President Elect
Joined Board
2018
Board Member
Mitchell Clark, CG
Executive Vice President
BC Clark Jewelers
Oklahoma City, OK
Member Type
Retail
Position / Committee
Secretary
Joined Board
2018
Board Member
Bill Farmer, Jr.
Partner
Farmer’s Jewelry
Lexington, KY
Member Type
Retail
Position / Committee
Senior Advisor
Joined Board
2021
Board Member
Larry Rickert
Co-Owner
Jim Kryshak Jewelers
Wausau, WI
Member Type
Retail
Position / Committee
Treasurer; Chair: Finance, Audit & Legal Committee
Joined Board
2018
Board Member
Chris Anderson—New to Board Slate
CFO & Treasurer
Jewelers Mutual® Group
Neenah, WI
Member Type
Sustaining
Position / Committee
Director-at-Large
Joined Board
New to Board Slate
Board Member
Sarin Bachmann
Senior Vice President, RX Jewelry Portfolio
JCK Events
Norwalk, CT
Member Type
Sustaining
Position / Committee
Director-at-Large
Joined Board
2020
Board Member
Ryan Berg, CG
President
Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry
San Antonio, TX
Member Type
Retail
Position / Committee
Director-at-Large
Joined Board
2020
Board Member
Dave Bindra, RS
Vice President
B&B Fine Gems
Los Angeles, CA
Member Type
Supplier
Position / Committee
Chair: Young Titleholders Committee
Joined Board
2024
Board Member
John Carter, CGA
President and CEO
Jack Lewis Jewelers
Bloomington, IL
Member Type
Retail
Position / Committee
Chair: Gemological Sciences Committee
Joined Board
2011
Board Member
Amanda Coleman-Phelps, CGA
Owner and CEO
Nelson Coleman Jewelers
Towson, MD
Member Type
Retail
Position / Committee
Chair: International Guilds Council
Joined Board
2018
Board Member
Brecken Farnsworth, CG—New to Board Slate
Vice President
Parlé Jewelry Designs
Pocatello, ID
Member Type
Supplier
Position / Committee
Director-at-Large
Joined Board
Board Member
Brad Hampton
CEO
Helzberg Diamonds
North Kansas City, MO
Member Type
Retail
Position / Committee
Director-at-Large
Joined Board
Board Member
Kendra Lindell, CGA—New to Board Slate
Diamond Buyer
Ben Bridge Jeweler
Seattle, WA
Member Type
Retail
Position / Committee
Director-at-Large
Joined Board
New to Board Slate
Board Member
Kevin Mays, CGA
Co-Owner
John Mays Jewelers
Fort Smith, AR
Member Type
Retail
Position / Committee
Chair: Education Committee
Joined Board
2022
Board Member
David Mazer, CG
Director, Strategic Sales and Client Experience, Sales Trainer, Diamond Buyer
Marks Jewelers
Montgomeryville, PA
Member Type
Retail
Position / Committee
Director-at-Large
Joined Board
2023
Board Member
Sarah Person, CG
President
Exclusively Diamonds
Mankato, MN
Member Type
Retail
Position / Committee
Chair: Membership Committee
Joined Board
2018
Board Member
Melissa Quick, CSA
President
Steve Quick Jeweler
Chicago, IL
Member Type
Retail
Position / Committee
Director-at-Large
Joined Board
2024
Board Member
Denise Richards, CGA
Chief Information Officer
Underwood Jewelers
Jacksonville, FL
Member Type
Retail
Position / Committee
Chair: Conclave Subcommittee
Joined Board
2022
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