Community for Ethical Jewelry’s Town Hall Meeting

October 8, 2026 | 1:00 - 2:30pm PM Eastern

Join us for a CEJ Member Town Hall - a conversation about what a responsible and transparent jewelry supply chain looks like when it actually works.

We'll introduce our new Executive Director, Marianna Smirnova, share upcoming CEJ news, and then turn to the heart of the session: a dialogue with Ada Thela of Zoe Diamonds and Sean Dunn of J.R. Dunn Jewelers, facilitated by CEJ President Brandee Dallow.

Ada Thela is the founder and CEO of Zoe Diamonds, a 100% Motswana-owned cutting and polishing facility in Gaborone. She and Sean connected through LinkedIn, sourced rough diamonds through Botswana's state-owned Okavango Diamond Company, and completed their first direct shipment to the U.S. in December 2025. The result is the Two From One collection: two GIA-certified, blockchain-traced diamonds cut from a single rough crystal in Gaborone, then set into a pair of rings by J.R. Dunn's in-house designer in South Florida. One origin. One rough stone. Two diamonds, two rings.

We'll also explore the possibility of a collective purchase of diamonds from Botswana, cut by Zoe Diamonds, and putting our shared values into direct action.