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Our annual elections will take place in March. All the ballots have been sent out and we request members to kindly take a moment from their busy schedule to fill them out according to the instructions provided and return them in a sealed envelope to the club by no later than
March 14, 2019.
This year the entire executive Board are all up for re-election and
three
(
3) spots
are open in the lower Board of Directors.
Following Candidates are running unopposed for the Executive Board:
- Moshe Salem(M.S Diamonds, Inc) for President
- Kalpesh Jhaveri (K.R. Gems & Diamonds, Intl) for Co-Vice President
- Antranig'Tony' Ayvazian (Ayvazian & Co) for Co-Vice President
- Rahul Parikh (K.R. Gems & Diamonds, Intl for Treasurer
- Vatche Shirikjian (Gems West Inc) for Secretary
Join us next week as we share details about the executive and the
Board of Directors Nominees. This week, following are the eight nominees for
the Board of Directors(Alphabetical order):
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Asi Amar (Amare Diamond)
Asi comes from a diamond dealer family. His uncle is a diamond dealer in Israel and his first work in the industry was with H Dayan. In 2004 he went on his own and started
Amare Diamonds.
He is dedicated, responsible and honest and looks forward to bringing those qualities to the Board of Directors. Asi is married with two kids and enjoys spending time with his family.
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Doron Auslander (Adler Trading Inc)
Doron has been a member of the club for over 27 years and is on the Board of Directors for the last two. He is also currently part of the Membership and Floor Committees.
He lives by the philosophy that the most important attribute is having respect for each other. Doron appreciates working with his committees alongside BOD and its ability to take immediate action to increase membership.
He suggested the idea of Open Mic.luncheon to the BOD as he believes it is very important to hear our members’ perspectives. He feels that by
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Vineet Gupta (BG International)
Vineet started his career in 1983 as an office peon working for his father, who opened a gemstone business three years prior.
The company originally started in 1972 as a silver refining operation. When Vineet first started, they dealt in semi-precious gems, colored stones, and beads.
Vineet has been in the industry for 37 years and has enjoyed his time in the diamond community and looks forward to share his experiences with the board.
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Mervyn Hahn (LA Diamond Factory)
I am truly privileged and honored to be considered as a board member of DCWC. The last two years I have proudly filled the office of co.Vice President alongside my good friend Kalpesh Jhaveri.
Unfortunately, this year I have other obligations to attend to which won’t allow me the necessary time to properly fulfill the position of VP. I look forward to continuing supporting the Board in a different role.
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Johnny Kalo (Gold Empire Jewelry)
Johnny Kalo is a second generation retail/wholesale jeweler with 27 years of experience in the jewelry industry as a diamond buyer and jewelry manufacturer.
He understands the importance of customer satisfaction and ethical responsibilities we as jewelers must encompass to keep our industry powerful and valuable. He has degrees in diamond grading from GIA and a bachelors in organizational management from the University of La Verne.
Johnny has been a member of DCWC for 10 years now and was actively involved with the GIA Alumni board...
Johnny wants to bring more energy, excitement, and inspiration so that members can feel proud of our organization, which will lead to more member participation and membership growth. He feels
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Itay Shpitz (Sam Diam USA)
Itay Shpitz was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. Before entering the family diamond business, he served in the Israeli Army for 3 years. He is third generation in the family diamond business. Itay used to spend his summer vacations helping in the diamond factory of Samuel-RozenBaum.
Itay has been a member of the Israeli Bourse since 2009 but after spreading the business to LA, he felt that becoming a member of DCWC would be a perfect way to be part of the industry here. He has been a member of the club for about 2 years and has recently served as an arbitrator. He feels that it is an obligation for each member to serve our club and help out as much possible as it will only make us stronger....
He wants to become part of the board to bring new ideas to the table and
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Vipul Udani (Earth Star Imports Inc)
Vipul Udani joined DCWC in 2001 and has been serving on the BOD as a chairman of the Membership Committee for the last two years.
He also served six years as an IDCA BOD and a Treasurer for Jain Temple of Southern California.
He is happy and proud that his committee’s hard work is paying off and the club is growing and has grown over 70 members in less than a year.
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Ran Warcel(Diamify)
Ran Warcel is a third generation Diamond Dealer from Belgium. In 2014, Ran started his own company
Diamify
. Ran’s niche is in layouts of fancy shapes and has made a name for himself in that category here in LA.
Ran has found value and reward being affiliated with the club. It's much more effective working together in unity than competing against one another. Ran feels that the club has further potential by expanding and extending to more sectors of our industry. He sees the club making a stronger online presence, and with his knowledge of computers, he wants to help guide the DCWC there.
Ran works for win-win situations. His philosophy is to work towards the betterment of his family, his community and all those
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Anise Garabet, an engineer by profession, a jeweler by passion, was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. In 1972, he moved to the US with his family and attended college to study Engineering. He became a civil engineer and to this day, continues to work in construction on occasion.
In 1982, he attended GIA and took classes for Diamond grading. In 1984, he founded
Golden Pacific Jewelry
which primarily dealt in the service side of the industry. His interest in diamonds broadened and he eventually started buying diamonds from the Diamond Exchange in Israel. His path in the industry became more retail oriented and in 2010 he completely overhauled his business to form
Golden State Jewelry
, a retail jewelry store in the IJC building.
The retail side of our industry is what he finds most rewarding. He’s able to connect with the end consumer and showcase
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The members have spoken and the Morning Mingles will be moved back to Wednesdays. Our objective on Mondays are to have more retail jewelers from the greater Los Angeles area attend and be able to interact and trade with our members. Until we have the demand, the members agreed to move our Mingle back to Wednesdays. See you next
Wednesday, March 6, 2019,
at 10:30 am
for our breakfast and trading at the club.
For more information call the club:
213-623-1162.
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Malca-Amit Los Angeles
550 S. Hill St. Suite 1590
Los Angeles, CA-90013
213-627-1103
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DCWC Past Events Highlight
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Bowling Night at
XLanesLA in Little Tokyo
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Last week DCWC hosted bowling night as part of our ongoing social events. We had 4 bowling lanes with members showing their competitive edge. A special area was set aside with snacks and food all sponsored by DCWC. Truly an amazing evening was had by all. If you missed out on this event watch out for the next activity specially organized by our social committee.
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February Luncheon Highlights
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Yesterday's Luncheon discussion topic included:
- The upcoming Election and the nominees
- Past and Upcoming Social Events
- The launch of the new site coming soon
- The BOD's decision not to increase the annual dues this year
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Inspiring quote of the Day
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"
The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible." -Arthur C. Clarke
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Missing Stones Report from
Diamond Dealers Club of South Africa
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Circular 5/2019
25
th
February 2019
Dear Members
MISSING STONES
One of our members has reported the attached list of stones missing. They were last seen in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Please contact the Secretariat if you are offered these stones or have any knowledge about them.
Yours sincerely
J. BENNETT
ADMIN MANAGER - DIAMONDS
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