About the director: Christie Romero is a jewelry historian, consultant, gemologist and instructor of antique and period jewelry. She has been teaching classes in Southern California since 1988. Christie is the author of three editions of Warman's Jewelry, published by Krause Publications and the author of Collector's Timeline, a color coded enhanced pocket version of the Timeline in Warman's Jewelry 3rd Edition.

Christie lectures throughout the country at seminars, meetings, conventions, and special events. She is on the faculties of the annual summer conference on Antique Jewelry and Gemstones, the Institute for the Study of Antiques and Collectibles in Emmaus, PA., and the Gemology Department of Santiago Canyon College in Orange, CA. She lectures for the American Society of Appraisers, the College for Appraisers and the Northwest Gemological Institute. Christie is also an appraiser for the "Antiques Roadshow."