Jeff Parshley has been a mineral collector since early in life—a penchant that increasingly crystallized during his 40-plus year career in the minerals industry. He is a registered professional geologist in seven states and certified by the American Institute of Professional Geologists. Jeff’s work has included mineral exploration, research geology, geochemistry, and environmental stewardship, with a […]
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Jan happily resides in Maine less than a quarter mile from the tourmaline mine her husband, Jeff, owns and operates. Jan loves humor, especially that which is understated or ironic. When it comes down to business, she is all business, having been tagged by a friend as “the Janinator” by the way she clerked the
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Kyle Kevorkian grew up in Los Angeles, California and graduated from Texas Christian University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Philosophy. Following his graduation, Kyle worked for several years as a financial advisor with 49 Financial, based in Austin, Texas. At 49 Financial, Kyle advised a variety of families and businesses in wealth management,
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Board Member since 2022 Julia moved to Hillsboro, Oregon in December 2020. Currently, she works as a Network Performance Engineer. Prior to her engineering career, she worked in the non-profit sector for eight years in varying development and program management capacities. Later she transitioned into account management and device support roles in the technology field.
Board Member since 2022 Conan has over 30 years of experience in corporate strategy, private equity, banking/finance, and management of large corporate enterprises. Since 1998 he has served as Co-President and 25% owner of Velocity Vehicle Group, a privately owned group of companies that serve the truck, bus, and capital equipment finance markets with almost
Board member since June 2010 Margaret’s parents are Dennis and Mary Murphy whose petrified wood collection is displayed in the Murphy Petrified Wood Gallery. She has been around rocks and minerals all her life where she learned to appreciate their origin and beauty. Even though petrified wood as well as fossils, gems and minerals, were
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Board Member since 2014 Judith McGee is frequently recognized as one of the nation’s top wealth managers by leading industry publications. Among them, Barron’s magazine has named McGee to its list of Top 1,000 Wealth Advisors in the U.S. every year since 2009 and has ranked her as one of Oregon’s top ten. In 2013,
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Board Member since Spring 2013 Member, Geological Society of America Member, Directors Guild of America Bruce is a life-long mineral collector. Growing up in Connecticut, he scoured the local pegmatites and garnet-rich metamorphic rocks for crystals. He did his undergraduate work in geology at Earlham College then earned his Masters degree from the University of
Board member since 2011Gene, an Intel Senior Fellow (retired) received his Doctor’s degree in Materials Science from MIT in 1963; he chose this field as his profession directly as a result of starting to collect natural crystals as early as 1948! His undergraduate work at Purdue as well as his Master’s degree and ScD at
Board Member since 2018 Gail Copus Spann, along with her husband Jim, is an avid collector of fine minerals and gemstones. Her mission is to educate people, especially young people and women, about the importance of minerals and to encourage them to begin collecting fascinating examples of “Nature’s” art. She is a regular visitor at
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