New York – At the June 23^rd General Membership Meeting, The Plumb Club elected its 2026/2027 board members. The elections were held in accordance with the Club’s long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusivity, and with the objective of mining some of the younger, fresh talent the membership has to offer, thereby ensuring the Club’s future and strength.

Following is the list of elected Executive Committee and board members:

• Steven Lerche of Goldstar LLC will begin his term as president of The Plumb Club, the youngest member to hold this position.
• Ray Mastoloni of Mastoloni Pearls will assume the role of The Plumb Club vice president, moving from treasurer.
• Debbie Azar of Gemological Science International will assume the role of treasurer.
• Jeff Weinman of ODI/Tache was elected to the role of secretary.
• Michael Lerche of Goldstar LLC will continue as pavilion chairperson. Michael Lerche has previously served as president of The Plumb Club.

The following directors will continue to serve on the board:

• Michael Langhammer of Quality Gold
• Moss Makhoulian of Richline Group
• Alok Mehta of IDD
• Dov Tannenbaum of Leo Schachter Diamonds
• Jordan Peck of Color Merchants/Brevani was elected to his 1^st full term (Peck was previously appointed to fill a board vacancy during the past year).

Continuing to serve on the board as members-at-large are Plumb Club past presidents:

•  Roger Forman of Marathon Company
• Robert Kempler of Richline Group
• Dave Meleski of Richline Group
• Bruce Rubin of Uni – Design USA
• Victor Weinman of ODI / Original Designs