WJN Names 37 Ambassadors

RAPAPORT… The Women’s Jewellery Network (WJN) has unveiled its new list of industry ambassadors, including Rapaport
Editor-in-Chief Sonia Esther Soltani.

The new network will help shape conversations around the
trade and progress the organization’s agenda, WJN managing director Victoria
McKay said Monday. The ambassadors were chosen from more than 100 applicants, WJN noted.

“These initial ambassadors represent a wide breadth of
expertise and talent from across the industry,” McKay added. “It’s a really
exciting time for us, as we start to work together, using our combined knowledge,
expertise and passion for the benefit of the entire jewelry sector.”

WJN Sector Ambassadors:

Sonia Menezes, Omni-channel
Rachael Taylor, Trends
Victoria Waugh, Ethics and Sustainability
Chloe Lightfoot, Diamond Mounting
Miranda Raw, Pearls
Lucy Crowther, FGA, Colored Gemstones
Arabel Lebrusan, Ethical Retail
Vivien Johnston, Supply Chain Management
Kerry Gregory, Education
Estelle Levin-Nally, Ethical Sourcing
Cynthia Cartwright, Retail
Elina Faurschou, Empowerment
Jerry Greig, Fine Jewelry

WJN Region Ambassadors:

Belinda Morris, East
Lauren Davidson, Dorset
Catherine Marche, South London
Rebecca Anne Johnson, Brighton
Sian Bostwick, Kent
Marie Walshe, South
Alexis Dove, Brighton
Victoria Brown, Solihull
Lin Johnson, Southampton
Ebba Goring, Edinburgh
Jessica Steele, Leeds
Karen Webb-Meek, Lincolnshire
Aysha Hazell, Oxford
Philippa Taylor, Gloucestershire
Ruth Mary Chipperfield, Coventry
Kati Elliot, Staffordshire

WJN Country Ambassadors:

Emma-Louise Gregory, Wales
Livi Pires, Brazil
Marie Chabrol, France
Anna Moltke-Huitfeldt, Denmark
Sonia Esther Soltani, Israel
Ayelet Lerner, Belgium
Satta Matturi, South Africa
Ayalla Joseph, Israel

Image: A montage of the new ambassadors. (Women’s Jewellery Network)