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San Diego Chapter
San Diego and Orange County
Phone: 619-297-7666
Email: sandiego@womensjewelry.org
Website: http://wjasd.memberlodge.com
President: Barbara Wasserstrom
Vice President: Alexandra (Alix) Hart
Recording Secretary/Parliamentarian/Bylaws: Karen Boyle
Treasurer: Sheila Netti
Communication Chair: Judy Colbert
Fundraising Co-Chair: Corrine Perez-Garcia
Fundraising Co-Chair: Jill Prantera
Membership Chair: Sarena Traver
Programs Co-Chair: Au-co Mai
Programs Co-Chair: Kate Donovan
Publicity Chair: Jayne Schultz
Scholarship Chair: Lisa Slovis Mandel
Historian: Janet Davidi
Newsletter Editor: Vickie Riggs
Newsletter Co-Editor: Dana Meyer
We strive to present interesting and educational programs for our members. Our presenters are experts who are tops in our industry. They include experts on colored gemstones and diamonds, a jewelry internet specialist, award-winning designers and events held jointly with the GIA.
Upcoming Chapter Events
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Recent Chapter Events
November 12
Board Meeting at El Torito Restaurant, Del Mar
November 29
Holiday Party
October 22
Short Legal Lecture & Networking Dinner
Guest speaker Gregory L. Cartwright
Location: Haiku, Pacific Beach
October 15
Board Meeting at El Torito Restaurant, Del Mar
September 25
Member Panel Discussion
Guest speaker will be a buyer from Nordstrom. Topics will be related to jewelry designers who want to get their jewelry line in to high end department stores and boutiques.
September 17
Board Meeting at El Torito Restaurant, Del Mar
August
General Meeting – date TBD
August 13
Board Meeting at El Torito Restaurant, Del Mar
July 29
WJA Awards for Excellence – New York
July 16
Board Meeting at El Torito Restaurant, Del Mar
June 20
Press Release Workshop
June 11
Board Meeting at El Torito Restaurant, Del Mar
May 20
Spa Day at Glen Ivy Springs
May 14
Board Meeting at El Torito Restaurant, Del Mar
March 22
General Meeting - Mingling and Networking
"Highlights of the Women in the Know Conference"
RSVP Kate Donavan 760-603-9601
March 16
Women in the Know - New York Fashion Institute of Technology
March 12
Board Meeting at El Torito Restaurant, Del Mar
6:30 pm
February 27, 2007
General Meeting - Business Workshop with Kim Folsom
RSVP and info: Au-Co Mai 619-280-0550
February 12, 2007
Board Meeting at Tio Leo's Restaurant
6:30 pm
November 7, 2006
Conflict Diamonds
Presented by Diane Warga-Arias
Sheraton Harbor Hotel, West Tower, Catalina Room
$35 for reception and lecture
RSVP to Kate Donovan at katedonovan14@hotmail.com
Click here to view invitation.
December, 2006
Holiday Party
June 2005
WJA San Diego chapter invited WJA San Francisco Chapter member Pratimo Navsky, a certified Professional CoActive Coach and gem importer, to share her life coaching techniques with our members. The theme of the evening was Life and Career Balance. Ms. Navsky's experience in the jewelry industry makes her all the more qualified to coach jewelry professionals, and the event was well attended.
After discussing her own background and ways to think positively, she soon had the group working together on several exercises. "What is our dream career?"- without reservation each participant had to explore and share their highest hopes and dreams with one another, an exercise many had never attempted before. Then, using the handouts, members scored the various segments in their own "wheels of life" and "career satisfaction," clarifying the areas of their lives which need to be addressed.
With these exercises completed, it was then time to set goals and take steps toward working on the unsatisfactory areas and the career dreams. This was accomplished by listing at least three steps on paper, and then committing to act upon one of the steps by a certain date. With partners chosen from the group, dates were established to call and check up on each other!
In all, a revealing and stimulating evening with WJA San Diego.
Previous events
The President of GIA, Bill Boyajian, spoke to our San Diego Chapter on June 22. His talk, titled "Who Said It's A Man's World? It's Certainly A
Woman's Industry," discussed the issues surrounding women in the workplace. The program was meant to challenge, inspire and direct women as they grow stronger in their careers. Giving us the man's view of the working woman, Boyajian shared his views on what can hold us back and what can help us succeed. He is a firm believer that women will be the great leaders of our industry in the future. His talk was pointed and candid. We appreciated that.
Designs by Stuart Benjamin, a jewelry store owned by two of our members, achieved AGS membership recently. It is only one of 1400 jewelers throughout the United States and Canada to have this distinction.
"They have qualified as a Registered Jeweler by having a personal desire to increase their knowledge of gemology through their AGS member store subscribing to ethical business principles set down by the Federal Trade Commission, Better Business Bureau, and the Society's own code of standards." said Bill Sites, AGS president. "Their commitment to professional excellence is an asset to the Society and to the jewelry industry as a whole." Congratulations to Stewart Benjamin and Barbara Wasserstrom!
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