Presenter Spotlight: 2021 ASA International Conference – Gems & Jewelry Sessions

ASA International Conference is the leading event for the global valuation profession. Backed by nearly a century of continued success, the Conference attracts thought leaders, practitioners, allied professionals, vendor partners, government agency personnel and more from all parts of the world. This paramount event provides an experience unlike other appraisal conferences, offering timely content for all appraisal professionals spanning Business Valuation, Personal Property, Machinery & Equipment, Real Property, Gems & Jewelry as well as Appraisal Review & Management.

This year’s hybrid format will be available both live and virtually, allowing attendees to learn and connect in their preferred environment. Join us on-site in Las Vegas or from the comfort of your home or office – the choice is yours! Both formats will allow you to explore the latest ideas, trends and best practices with leading presenters and interact and engage with fellow professionals.

Don’t miss theses industry experts presenting our Gems & Jewelry sessions*:

Jeffrey W. Brend, ASA, CPA/ABV, CFE, CFF, AAML is an Attorney at Levin & Brend, P.C. He has over 20 years of experience in mediation and family law; additional specialties in financial mediation, forensic accounting and business valuation; and named a LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney and a 2007-2016 Illinois Super Lawyer. Mr. Brend has been a member of ASA for 24 years and is the Past President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Illinois Chapter.

Craig M. Capilla is an Attorney at Franklin Law Group. He has over a decade of experience in professional liability. In his present role as trial lawyer, he has defended individuals and businesses in a wide range of civil matters including numerous residential and commercial appraisers and appraisal firms accused of negligence or improper activity in their valuation services. Mr. Capilla has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Illinois Super Lawyers for 2018-2020.

Mark A. Munizzo, MS, ASA-RP, MAI, CAE, RWAC, IFAS, CIAO, is the founder and President of The Equity Network, Inc. a Real Estate Appraisal, Advisory, and Consulting services group, and an Adjunct Professor for Roosevelt University’s Chicago School of Real Estate. Mr. Munizzo has practiced in the Chicagoland market and surrounding states for over 40 years and has authored, co-authored, or edited over two dozen titles including the entire curriculum required for appraisal licensing and certification across the U.S.

Genice Lee, ASA, is President at Harvest Estate and Appraisal Services LLC. She has over 17 years of experience in appraising, specializing in residential content. Ms. Lee has been a designated member of ASA for 15 of years, and an active volunteer with numerous leadership positions, including most notably serving as past president of the Washington DC chapter, member of the PR committee and member of the diversity committee.

Meighan Harmon focuses on complex family law cases involving the distribution of multi-million dollar estates and represents successful business professionals and their spouses from a variety of industries, as well as individuals with multi-generational wealth. Meighan is a versatile attorney who provides her clients a wide range of options for resolving their disputes.  She is an experienced litigator as well as a trained collaborative lawyer and a family law mediator.

Theresa (Teri) Brossmer, GG (GIA), ASA, ARM-GJ, Master Gemologist Appraiser, AQB Certified USPAP Instructor owns and operates Gem Appraisals Unlimited, LLC in Glendora, CA. She has over 35 years of experience in gem and jewelry valuation, specializing in litigation support involving jewelry appraisal standard of care and post-loss valuation of gems and jewelry. Ms. Brossmer earned her Graduate Gemologist credential from the Gemological Institute of America in 1981. She has been a designated member of ASA for 16 years, and an active volunteer with numerous leadership positions, including most notably serving as GJ Discipline Chair and GJ Education Chair involved in the development and instruction of International GJ POV classes.

Courtney Elkins Marquez is a Certified GIA gemologist. Her family has been in the jewelry business for 5 generations and she is the Owner at Running Bear Trading. Ms. Elkins has over 15 years of experience in Native American Jewelry, specializing in Turquoise Jewelry.

Gina D’Onofrio, FGA, ASA, MGA, is Director at Jewelry Appraisal Services. She has over 30 years of experience in retail, design, estate buying, appraisal and auction sectors of the jewelry business, specializing in 20th Century, fine jewelry & watch appraisals and education. Ms. D’Onofrio has been a designated member of ASA for 11 years, and an active volunteer with numerous leadership positions, including most notably serving as past Gems & Jewelry Education Chair.

E. Billie Hughes, FGA, is the co-founder of Lotus Gemology. She has ten years’ experience in gemology, particularly in determining the origin and treatment of ruby, sapphire, spinel and jade. Ms. Hughes is also an award-winning photomicrographer and has co-authored three books on gemological topics, as well a number of papers on the same.

Richard W. Hughes is the co-founder of Lotus Gemology. He is a world authority on ruby, sapphire, spinel and jade and has authored over 200 papers and many books on those subjects. Richard has received numerous industry awards over his four decades in the gemological field. He is on the board of the Accredited Gemologists Association and on the editorial review boards of Gems & Gemology and the Australian Gemmologist.

Duncan Parker, FGA, FCGmA, CAP (CJA) was a director of research at Harold Weinstein Ltd. Mr. Parker specializes in the disposition of personal jewelry. He is a columnist and contributor for industry magazines and journals, and has been an instructor of the gemstone course at Ryerson University, the Gemmology courses of George Brown College and Canadian Gemmological Association as well as instructor Master Valuer Program with the Canadian Jewelers Association. Mr. Parker has served as President of the Canadian Gemmological Association since 1995. Duncan Parker is also an author of many articles in Canadian Jeweller, Jewellery Business and Canadian Gemmologist magazines.

Jonathon Burford is senor specialist and Vice President at Sotheby’s. He has over 12 years of experience in vintage and modern wristwatches, specializing in post war wristwatches with a bachelor’s degree in business and economics. Mr. Burford worked as Head of Watches for the London based startup Privatus and subsequently worked as an advisor and dealer whilst also writing and presenting on all things watches. In 2015, he relocated to California and joined an international auction house as their West Coast Watch Specialist. He joined Sotheby’s in 2019 and now heads the watches department operations on the US West Coast, also covering Mexico and Canada.

Charles Carmona, ASA is a Graduate Gemologist (GIA, 1978) and an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA, 1986).  He established Guild Laboratories in Los Angeles in 1980 and serves clients with gemstone testing and grading services and jewelry, gemstone, watch and numismatic appraisals. He has been a consultant for the World Bank and regularly performs appraisals for federal, state and local agencies, as well as the gem and jewelry trade, museums, banks, accountants, attorneys and the general public. He is a noted author and speaker and has led gem mining trips to Brazil, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Madagascar and numerous U.S. locations. 

Robin M. Bonner joined IRS Art Appraisal Services after 35 years as an artist, gallery director, gallery owner, private dealer, and independent appraiser. Before joining the Service, she owned RBW Fine Art Appraisal Services with offices in the Washington, D.C. area and Santa Fe, N.M. Ms. Bonner has experience in appraising and appraisal reviews of 19th-21st century fine art and other types of cultural properties totaling billions of dollars. She served on the Washington, D.C. chapter board of the American Society of Appraisers, and the Washington, D.C. chapter and national board of ArtTable in New York. She currently serves on the Personal Property Resource Panel for The Appraisal Foundation, Washington, D.C; The Cultural Antiquities Task Force of the U.S. Department of State.

Karin Gross is an attorney in the National Office of the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, D.C.  She has over 30 years’ experience specializing in the federal charitable contribution deduction and is an expert on deductions for donations of property. Ms. Gross advises the IRS’s Art Appraisal Services and the IRS’s real property appraisers on matters of tax law under the Internal Revenue Code. She is also an author of the final regulations on qualified appraisals of contributed property. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School and received a graduate tax law degree from Georgetown University. Ms. Gross is also a member of the DC Bar.

*Presenters subject to change, please visit www.appraisers.org/asaic21 for latest line up.

Register now at appraisers.org/asaic21 or (800) 272-8258.

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