(IDEX Online) - The Canadian Jewellers Association (CJA) has announced the appointment of Marco Miserendino as the new Chairman of the CJA Board for 2018-2019.
Miserendino is Vice-President, Managing Director and Co-Owner with his sister Paola Miserendino of Bijouterie Italienne, an upscale familial jewelry store in Montreal.
He recently become a CRJ title holder of the American Gem Society (AGS) and is also an Independent Jewellers Organization (IJO) Master Jeweller.
Marco is joined on the Board by the following:
Past Co-Chairman - Umesh Shah, RJB Diamonds, Markham, Ontario
Past Co-Chairman - Stephen Cole, Spicer Cole Fine Jewellers Ltd, Fredericton, N.B.
1st Vice Chairwoman - Lena Nazzaro, Gucci Watch & Jewellery, Unionville, Ontario
2nd Vice Chairman - Kevin Kaye, Citizen Watch Co. of Canada, Markham, Ontario
Treasurer - Gail Golberg, Beverly Hills Jewellers Manufacturing Ltd., Richmond Hill, Ontario
Director - Angela Betteridge, Angela Betteridge Jewellery Inc., Kelowna, B.C.
Director - Gino DeVuono, DeVuono Group, Guelph, Ontario
Director - Jeremy Epp, Independent Jewellers, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Director - Duncan Parker, Dupuis Fine Jewellery Auctioneers, Toronto, Ontario
Director - Marco Pasteris, Birks Group, Montreal, Quebec
Director - Richard Rooney, Bogart's Jewellers, St. Johns, Nfld.
Director - Beth Saunders, Canadian Jewellery Group, Huntsville, Ontario
Director - David Sexton, Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group, Neenah, Wisconsin