(PRESS RELEASE) Jennifer Markas, former executive director of the Women’s Jewelry Association (WJA), has joined Jewelers Mutual as the new Head of Industry Relations, effective yesterday, August 14, 2023.
She will be responsible for continuing to elevate the industry through meaningful partnerships with key industry association and foundation partners, as well as strategic leadership of the Jewelry Industry Council, and all industry events for Jewelers Mutual, including our signature event Conversations in Park City.
Jennifer brings a wealth of experience spanning over seven years in the jewelry industry. She has held senior posts as the Global Reporting & Communications Manager – Sustainability & Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Tiffany & Co., and has led other non-profits and foundations across different verticals including Vice President / Sr. Finance Manager, Citibank Foundation.
In her time at WJA, she realized significant growth in membership and programming, launched the jewelry industry’s first diversity scholarships to provide education opportunities to underserved populations wishing to enter the jewelry industry, helped develop WJA Foundation’s Responsible Sourcing & Sustainability Education Fund (the first of its kind in the fine jewelry industry), and worked to advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals through various industry partnerships.