Jewelers of America announces 2026 honorees
US trade body Jewelers of America has announced its ‘20 Under 40’ list for 2026.
The program puts a spotlight on the work and achievements of professionals operating in the trade under the age of 40.
It’s split into two lists — one for retailers and one for suppliers — with 40 individuals honored in total (20 in each list).
Jewelers of America selected the individuals via a nomination process, using an industry judging panel.
The class of 2026 is as follows:
Jewelry Retailers
- Bobby Bengivengo Jr., Owner, Cellini Design Jewelers, Orange, CT
- SJ Boardman, Senior Sales Consultant and Social Media Marketing Manager, Summerwind Jewelers & Goldsmiths, Portsmouth, NH
- Kyle Bullock, Owner, Bullock’s Jewelry, Roswell, NM
- Lauren P. Clawson, Store Manager and Advertising & Marketing Advisor, Huntington Fine Jewelers, Oklahoma City, OK
- Baileigh Daoud-Soricelli, Managing Partner and Director of Marketing, Daoud’s Fine Jewelry, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Shelly Devine, Graduate Gemologist & Certified Appraiser, Devine & Co. Private Jeweler, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
- Karen Fox, Shop Manager, Fox Fine Jewelry, Ventura, CA
- Taylor Frank, President, Eiseman Jewels, Dallas, TX
- Charlie Green, Director of Stores, Lux Bond & Green, West Hartford, CT
- Morgan Hancock Lewis, Director of Marketing, Merkley Kendrick Jewelers, Louisville, KY
- Griffin Holbeck, Vice President of Sales and Store Director, Korman Fine Jewelry, Austin, TX
- Brittany Kelly, Manager/Designer, David Adams Fine Jewelry, Fayetteville, AR
- Tony Maggio, Owner, Reflections in Gold, Venice, FL
- Sylvan Eugene Needham V, Assistant Manager, S.E. Needham Jewelers, Logan, UT
- Mackenzie Nguyen, Director of Retail & Ecommerce, Ylang 23, Dallas, TX
- Sara Beth Brown Prendeville, President, Brown & Co., Atlanta, GA
- Sarah Martin Rowe, Founder & Principal Designer, The Leake Co., Louisville, KY
- Victoria Ruta, Engineer Technician, Tiffany & Co., New York, NY
- J.C. Sanders, Owner/Jeweler, Sanders Jewelry, Andalusia, AL
- Olivia Wickersham, Director of Sales and Operations, The Bevy, Denver, CO
Jewelry Suppliers
- Laura Berardocco, Sales Director/Senior Vice President, Roberto Coin Inc., New York, NY
- Domenique Collins, Strategic Partnerships & Roadmap, Positions, Saratoga Springs, NY
- Rohan Desai, Operations Manager, Star Gems, Atlanta, GA
- Elliot Dilamani, Vice President – Global Sales, Dilamani, Great Neck, NY
- Javier Garza, Founder, Xavier Jewelers, Austin, TX
- Josh Genovese, Vice President, Child-Genovese Insurance Agency, Inc., Hingham, MA
- Melanie Goldfiner Goldberg, Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer, Rahaminov Diamonds, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
- Sarah Haugaard, Co-Founder and Creative & Operations Director, Lionheart, New York, NY
- Hiba Husayni, Founder & Designer, ZAHN-Z, New York, NY
- Nicolai Israileff, Co-Owner, ASBA USA, Sarasota, FL
- Gaurav Khandelwal, COO, Union Gems, Houston, TX
- Steven LeVian, Manager of Couture, Le Vian Corp., Great Neck, NY
- Casey Perez, Founder and Designer, Casey Perez, Brooklyn, NY
- Meir Saban, President, Saban Onyx, New York, NY
- Olga Shatrova, Designer/Founder, Olga Shatrova LLC, Irvine, CA
- Stella Song, Founder and CEO, Stella Song Designs, Irvine, CA
- Nicole Stern, Co-Founder and Vice President, Everspark, Great Neck, NY
- DeAndre Williams, Senior Account Executive, Aurora Payments, Tempe, AZ
- Ersin Yildirim, Owner/CEO, Golden Planet USA Inc., New York, NY
- Gabriella Zwirn, Founder and Designer, Nur Jewels, Carlsbad, CA
