Our People
Board of Directors
President
Donna Hawrelko
FGA, FCGmA
Vice-President
Duncan Parker
FGA, FCGmA
Treasurer
Adam Ostrow
FCGmA
Secretary
Breanne Avender
FGA, FCGmA
Director Of Education
John Mattinson
FCGmA
Director of Communications
Archana Jaswani
FCGmA
Director of Membership
Melanie Truscott
FCGmA, FGA
Past Honorary Directors
Dr. R.T. Boyd, FGA, FCGmA
R.I. Gait, MSc, PhD
Instructors, Staff and Volunteers
Anita Beardwood, FCGmA
Instructor
Anna Yampolsky, FCGmA, RMV, CAP
Instructor
Mayur Davé, FGA, GG, FCGmA
Instructor
JoAnne Larmond
Office Administrator
Past Executive Boards and Contributers
The CGA owes sincere thanks to many individuals who have contributed to the Association over the years. Below are listed only a few …
The First executive board of the Canadian Gemmological Association, 1959.
Back row, L to R: Dr R.T. Boyd, D.S.M. Field (President), Arnold Ritchie, Jack Stitt. Front row: Jack Gunning, Robert Wille
The 2009 executive board of the Canadian Gemmological Association.
L to R: Anita Beardwood (Conference Chair), Donna Hawrelko (Director of Education), Duncan Parker (President), Brad Wilson (Vice-President), Jennifer McKercher (Secretary of the Board), Glen King (Treasurer).
CGA Presidents
| 1958-60 | D.S.M Field | 1961 | Jack W. Gunning |
| 1962 | H.A. Creates | 1963 | Robert Arend |
| 1964 | Fred Waddington | 1965 | Michael Goad |
| 1966 | Bernard Hinton | 1967 | Harry Venables |
| 1968 | Jack Stitt | 1969 | Ed Green |
| 1970 | Peter Saalmans | 1971-72 | Herb Forth |
| 1973-75 | Richard Covent | 1976 | W.D. Goodger |
| 1977 | Lloyd Allingham | 1978-79 | R.M. Coxhead |
| 1980 | D.S.M. Field | 1981-85 | Warren Boyd |
| 1986-88 | Jeannine Dykstra | 1989-91 | Robert Shore |
| 1992 | James Hergel | 1993-96 | Dr Zia Hasan |
| 1996-97 | Heida Mani | 1997-2014 | Duncan Parker |
| 2014-Present | Donna Hawrelko |