Conclave 2026

Andrea began working in the gemstone and jewelry industry during her school summer vacations 30 years ago, and she continues to become more of an avid gemstone and jewelry enthusiast each day. She has enjoyed writing appraisals, procuring high quality ready-to-wear gemstones and jewelry for clients, and creating custom pieces to help people celebrate life events, loved ones, and themselves. Andrea is now part of the Education Department of the American Gem Society, where she is a co-writer and co-editor of new and existing AGS educational course curricula, a contributing writer for SPECTRA Magazine, a contributing editor for SPECTRA Magazine, Spectra Updates, and other Society publications, and a co-liaison for the AGS regional Guilds.