Gary

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Gary is a Master Silver and Goldsmith, who has been working with precious metals and gems for 45 years. He has completed the GIA diamonds course and is an expert in jewelry repair. He tells great stories and is an avid Yankees fan. Gary is also pet parent to Henry the Shih-Tzu, and two cats, Karl and Garth.

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Doreen

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Doreen brings a wealth of knowledge and industry experience to our store. She is our resident pearl expert, having completed three (3) GIA courses in pearls. Doreen will bring back the life of your pearl necklace or bracelet. A long-time employee, her ability to remember each customer's name (and what jewelry they own) is uncanny! Doreen is also a pet parent to the Werkheiser Jeweler's mascot a Samoyed named Maizie!  Doreen and Maizie reside in The Poconos and make the long commute to the store daily.  She wouldn't have it any other way as she enjoys the solitude of the mountains and the Werkheiser customers.

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Kris

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Kris Franzese is our senior jewelry designer. She is a graduate of The Fashion Institute of New York with a BFA in fine arts majoring in interior design. While studying fine arts, she took a jewelry elective and fell in love with the process of design and making of jewelry. She continued on to complete an intensive one year program in Jewelry Studio. Kris graduated with high honors with 5 pieces selected for the student show.  Kris also continued to take a variety of classes and apprenticed to develop her skills in subjects such as granulation, hand engraving and stone setting.   Kris is an extremely talented and gifted artist with over 30 years of experience in jewelry design and repair. Kris brings her unique and creative style to much of the custom design produced by our store. In her spare time, Kris rehabs old apartment buildings and homes. Kris and her dog Riot live in Bethlehem.  

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Tom

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Tom Wiggins comes to us from Bixler Jewelers.  Tom is a Graduate Gemologist with over 42 years of experience performing appraisals. He was educated, trained and credentialed by the prestigious Gemological Institute of America (GIA).  In his spare time, Tom enjoys reading, going to Broadway shows and concerts, is an avid Phillies fan and collector of Comic Books.  He was born and raised in Delaware, but has called the Lehigh Valley home since 1990. Stop in and say hello and ask Tom to take a look at your most prized possessions.  He and his wife, Debbie live in Bethlehem along with their two cats, Scotty and Butters.

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Cassie

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Cassie Powell is the person who makes the showcases and displays for Werkheiser Jewelers look beautiful!  Her abililty to display every piece of jewelry perfectly is amazing.  Cassie lives in Bethlehem, with her dog Tag.  When she and Tag are not taking long walks, she loves to ski in the winter and vacation at the shore when iti's warm. 

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Maizie

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Maizie is the third Samoyed to work at Werkheiser Jewelers.  She lives in the Poconos with her person Doreen. However, most days you will find her lying by the front door to the Jewelry store. Maizie was born in Coopersburg, PA. When she was just 9 weeks old, she started working in the store.  She knew she had big shoes to fill, following in the footsteps of Maddie and Mollie.  People come to the store just to say "hello" to Maizie.  A wonderful breed of dog, Maizie is gentle and kind with never a bad word to say about anyone. Stop by today to see Maizie. We guarantee that after spending a few minutes petting her luxurious white coat, you will feel all your troubles melt

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Tag

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Tag is a rescued 7 year old Jack Russell mix from the south.  He joined Cassie during the Pandemic and has been enjoying a very spoiled life since then!  He always dresses professionally for work, usually wearing a bow tie!  You can find him curled up on a chair or laying in the sun-that is when Maizie is not chasing him around the store!

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