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AGTA Show Manager Keen to Retire
Jul 4, 2019 5:15 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Mary Lou Keen, trade-show manager at the
American Gem Trade Association (AGTA), is retiring after three decades at the organization.
Keen has been responsible for developing AGTA’s presence
at a range of national events — including the AGTA GemFair Tucson, the AGTA
Spectrum Awards and the AGTA pavilion at the JA New York Summer Show. She was
also pivotal in debuting the AGTA GemFair Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention
Center this year.
She has also served on several advisory
boards, including for the SmartShow and the Tucson Convention Center. In 2012,
she received the Women’s Jewelry Association
(WJA) Award for Excellence in the special-services category.
“The
success that AGTA has enjoyed, and the position of respect that the association
has achieved within our industry, are due in large part to the dedication and
devotion that Mary Lou brought the office each and every day,” said AGTA CEO Douglas
Hucker. “I don’t know where the AGTA, its members, its staff, or myself
would be if Mary Lou had not spent the last 30 years with us, but I know we
would be less.”
Image: Mary Lou Keen. (AGTA)
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AGTA, American Gem Trade Association, Douglas Hucker, events, Exhibitions, Mary Lou Keen, Rapaport News, shows, trade fairs, Trade Shows
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