Diamond Club West Coast Elects New Board

Diamond Club West Coast (DCWC) has named its leadership team for 2026, reelecting K.R. Gems and Diamonds founder Kalpesh Jhaveri as president.

The new executive board also comprises former secretary Lisa Wiener, who will become co vice-president with Vipul Udani. Meanwhile, Sean Gamliel will continue as treasurer, and Tanya Parikh will take over as secretary.

“We are proud to welcome two female young diamantaires to executive director positions,” the Los-Angeles-based trade body said last week. “In total, five young diamantaires and four women are now part of the board of directors, reflecting the organization’s continued commitment to fostering the next generation of industry leaders and promoting greater diversity in leadership.”

The new board of directors consists of:

Hala Alam

Antranig “Tony” Ayvazian

M. Sam Barkati

Mervyn Hahn

Jayesh Kumar Joshi

Sina Partownavid

Ruth Raviv

Devang Shah

Sanat Shah

Yaniv Wolf

Image: Kalpesh Jhaveri. (Kalpesh Jhaveri/LinkedIn)