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Ambassadors on the Move
Members of GIA’s Development department often travel to meet with industry members to learn about their needs and secure gifts to help GIA continue its nonprofit efforts.
Patricia Syvrud, G.G., manager of In-Kind Gifts, visited friends of the Institute in Brazil during the Feninjer Jewelry Show in Sao Paulo, while Director of Development Jerry Buckley recently returned from a trip to Antwerp for the HRD’s Antwerp Diamond Conference.
Monica Lerina of
Antonio Bernardo
is draped in a gold
mesh snake that
was designed by the
company’s namesake.
Members of the Brazilian Institute of
Gems and Precious Metals (IBGM)
(from left) Hécliton Henriques, president,
Edmundo Calhau Filho, director of
Development, and Fernando Souto,
technical director.
Patricia Syvrud makes a stop at the Vianna Jóias
booth to speak with the company’s president,
Ricardo Vianna.
Designer Ruth Greico (right) and her daughters
Carolina (top) and Paola exhibit their company’s
wares at “Jóias Cor do Brasil,” a special designer
exhibit featured during the show.
Buckley and Bernie Sensale, senior vice
president of Marketing for Zale Corporation.
Sensale was one of the presenters during a
seminar titled “Specialty Diamond Retailing:
The Growing Importance of Brands in the
U.S. Market.”
Anna Martin, senior vice president
of ABN AMRO Bank and GIA Board
of Governor (from left), with Nicky
Polak, chief executive of
SuashishStar, and Kathryn Kimmel,
vice president of Marketing and
Public Relations for GIA.
Jerry Buckley (from left), Aya Azrielant, owner of
Aya Azrielant, an international jewelry design
company, and Ofer Azrielant, chairman and CEO
of Andin International, one of the largest private
label jewelry makers in the United States.
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