Donahue Named Director of the MJSA Education Foundation

Apr 24, 2014 8:28 AM By Jeff Miller

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RAPAPORT... MJSA appointed Peggy Jo Donahue as the director of the non-profit MJSA Education Foundation. Donahue is well known throughout the jewelry industry for her broad-ranging contacts and communication skills. Donahue formerly served as the director of public affairs at MJSA, a position she held since joining the association in 2009.

Donahue is also the former editor in chief of both JCK and Professional Jeweler magazines and her honors include two Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards and the Women's Jewelry Association Award for editorial excellence.

MJSA Education Foundation is a 501(c)3 subsidiary of MJSA, supporting educational programs and initiatives to help ensure the industry maintains a qualified, competitive workforce. It sponsors several seminar series and conferences, including the "At the Bench" demonstrations at AGTA GemFair Tucson; the seminar program at MJSA Expo in New York; and the MJSA ConFab conference in New York City, which focuses on "profit lessons" for designers. In addition, the MJSA Education Foundation Scholarship Group has, since 1997, generated nearly $165,000 to support U.S. students enrolled in jewelry-design and jewelry-making programs.

"Peggy Jo's contacts, energy and knowledge of the industry are exactly what the foundation needs to further its educational outreach," said Dave Meleski, the president of the Richline Group and chair of the MJSA Education Foundation. "We look forward to having her lead the foundation to its next level of success."

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