Kathleen Turner ASA, MGA®

Active in the Jewelry Industry for over 22 years, Kathleen Turner began as a professional Jewelry Consultant, buyer, appraiser, and custom jewelry designer. She opened Cal Coast Jewelry Appraisers as an independent gemological laboratory and appraisal practice in 2016. Kathleen is a qualified jewelry appraiser with a minimum of 100 accredited hours of continued appraisal and gemological education every five years.

Jewelry Appraisers Credentials & Background

Kathleen M. Turner GG, ASA, MGA

MGA Master Gemologist Appraiser GIA Graduate Gemologist ASA Accredited Senior Appraiser

Education American Society of Appraisers (ASA) courses listed below Gemological Institute of America, GG (GIA) Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, AA (FIDM)

Business Owner, Cal Coast Jewelry Appraisers Inc.

Qualifications Master Gemologist Appraiser (MGA) 2024

Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) 2018 Graduate Gemologist (GIA) #0010080235 2008 National Association of Jewelry Appraisers (NAJA) 2019

Expert Witness Qualified under the San Diego Supreme Court and JAMS Arbitration-Orange County

Continued Education USPAP Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice

* 15-Hour National USPAP Course 2016-2017 * 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course 2018-2019, 2020-2023

American Society of Appraisers (ASA) Candidate Member * PG201-000– Introduction to Personal Property Evaluation 8/16/2018 * GJ202-000– Appraising Gems and Jewelry for Insurance 5/9/2018 * GJ203-000– Appraising Gems and Jewelry for Advanced Assignments 10/25/2018 * GJ209-00E– Jewelry Forensics for Appraisers (GIA) 5/7/2018 * GJ210-000– Master Gemologist Appraiser Examination 5/6/2018 * PG204-000– Personal Property Valuation – The Legal and Regulatory Environment

Appraisal Institute (AI)

* IRS Valuation Symposium 2018

AGA

* 2018 AGA Tucson Gemological Conference * 2019 AGA Tucson Gemological Conference

Gem World

* Corundum Treatments & Pricing Workshop 2017 * Colored Stone Grading & Pricing Workshop 2018

Memberships American Society of Appraisers ASA National Association of Jewelry Appraisers NAJA Jewelry Appraisers of the World JAW Women's Jewelry Association WJA