The GEM Awards is a culmination of a year of planning by a committee of executives in the jewelry and watch industry with expertise in design, retail, media and marketing. The committee, led by its Chair Norman Miller and Jewelers of America’s Director of PR & Special Events Amanda Gizzi, meets throughout the year to plan for the January gala.

2018 GEM Awards Committee

• Norman Miller - Chair
• Steven Kaiser - Chairman Emeritus
  Kaiser Time Inc.
• Sarin Bachmann
  LUXURY Events – Reed Jewelry Group
• Hyla Bauer
• David Bonaparte
  Jewelers of America
• David Bouffard
  Signet Jewelers
• Gannon Brousseau
  The Jewelry Group - ‎Emerald Expositions
• Caryl Capeci
  Hearts On Fire
• Rachel Garrahan
• Denise De Luca
  David Webb
• Jenny Luker
  Platinum Guild International
• Roberta Naas
  ATimelyPerspective.com
• Russell Pagliughi
  Atelier Swarovski
• Michelle Peranteau
  Harry Winston
• Nancy Robey
  The Nancy Robey Partnership, Inc.
• Kara Ross
  Kara Ross NY
• Olivier Stip
  CHANEL