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THERETAIL JEWELER 55 About NCDIAThe Natural Color Diamond Association NCDIAs mission is to educate and promote global awareness and desire for natural color diamonds. Founded in 2003 NCDIA is a non-profit membership-based organization that includes some of the worlds most renowned rough diamond producers diamond and jewelry manufacturers designers and retailers. Rio Grande Among the Best Places to Work in New Mexico Rio Grandeand its 400 associatesgot top marks when Albuquerque Business First announced the newspapers 10th annual Best Places to Work survey results. Rio Grande was one of five businesses recognized in the Very Large Companies over 250 employees division for 2015. Rio also took home Best Places to Work titles in 2012 and 2010. The achievements are a credit to Rios associates who play a central role in the jewelry suppliers success. One of the worlds largest suppliers to the jewelry industry Rio Grande was founded in 1944 by Saul Bell and purchased three years ago by Richline Group a Berkshire Hathaway Company. Rio Grande continues to be led by second-generation Bell family members including Alan Molly and Eddie Bell adhering to company principles that are embedded in their unique culture. From its solar-powered facility in Albuquerque N.M. Rio proudly manufactures nearly a quarter of the tens of thousands of findings tools and equipment that the company sells. Rio Grande has a wonderful and diverse group of associates who are willing to share knowledge and give each other a hand says Teresa Sexton a Training Team associate who started in Rios Customer Care center five years ago. In the onboarding sessions for new hires we frequently hear how at home people feel here and how amazing it is that we welcome questions and ideasmany associates have not experienced that anywhere they have worked. Rio understands that teamwork is what gets things done and Rio has it by the truckload Jamie Gros Creative Director says Rios culture is designed to bring out the best in associates. Rios culture promotes growth and the development of exceptional colleagues. In the many many years Ive been with Rio Ive worked with some of the most intelligent hardest working and dedicated people. This is due to the great environment Rio Grande has built over the years. The Best Places to Work award really confirmed what I have come to know from my daily work. Marvin Castillo an associate in the Distribution Center with 12 years under his belt agrees. He calls Rio an environment of empowermentevery associate truly has a voice in this company. Don Saltmarsh Joins Jewelers unBLOCKED JewelersunBLOCKedispleasedtoannouncetheappointment of Don Saltmarsh as its Relationship Executive. Utilizing his 15- year career in business development financial management and risk management Saltmarsh will be instrumental in expanding the Jewelers unBLOCKed program. Saltmarsh comes to Jewelers unBLOCKed on the heels of his Executive Vice President position at Cornell Group who specialize in risk management insurance and human capital solutions. Before Cornell Group Saltmarsh held the Commercial Risk Business Development title with the prominent Willis Towers Watson. He functioned as a key player for the company with his insurance know- how ability to assist companies in understanding the complex risks they face and ways to intelligently mitigate these risks. While holding his title as Director of Business Development at Underwriters Laboratories Saltmarsh was influential in maintaining strong relationships with key personnel by way of tactical analysis planning and business direction. Saltmarsh graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management a minor in Finance and he also holds a taxation license. With his extensive experience reputation and business acumen Don is exceptionally qualified to contribute to the expansion of our platform and continued growth of Jewelers unBLOCKed states Jewelers unBLOCKed President and CEO Patricia Low. We look forward to enlarging our footprint in the luxury space particularly the jewelry industry through Dons unique skillset. Saltmarsh states I am excited to join the Jewelers unBLOCKed team and I look forward to the opportunities we have before us. Im eager to utilize my experience and industry relationships to not only keep a strong hold within the jewelry sector but to broaden our reach to other facets within the luxury industries in the years to come.