Sara E. Yood, Esq.

Sara Yood, President, CEO & General Counsel at the Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC), is an attorney admitted in the state of New York with extensive experience in intellectual property law. Sara’s responsibilities at JVC include anti-money laundering compliance, FTC Jewelry Guides compliance, trademark litigation, copyright, advertising monitoring, creating legal compliance tools and publications, and advanced legal strategy. She has developed an additional expertise in U.S. and international laws concerning the importation and exportation of animal materials used in jewelry, and has authored multiple JVC publications illustrating the laws surrounding the jewelry industry. Yood came to JVC from a fellowship at the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law School, where she received her law degree. She is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis. Yood also serves as the Treasurer and on the board of the Women’s Jewelry Association and is a member of the Fashion Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association.

Rachel Chalik

Rachel Chalik is the Operations Director of the Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC). She received her BFA in jewelry making from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia and became a full-time goldsmith in NYC shortly after. She volunteered for New York City Jewelry Week and then joined the JVC team in 2019. She continues to work on her own jewelry business out of her home in Pennsylvania.

Cathrine Wolden

Cathrine earned her BS in Business Marketing from Virginia Tech.
She joins JVC Legal as the Vice President of Partnership and Sponsorship. She spent 20 years working in Business Development, Sales, and Marketing in Jewelry and Fashion, including the non-profit sector.

As a Sales Leader, Cathrine has a proven track record exceeding targets in both up and down markets, consistent top-line growth, and possesses strong team-building skills. She previously served as committee chair on the WJA executive board and the NYSJA board.

With her twin teenage daughters and energetic rescue dogs, Cathrine resides in Pound Ridge, NY. She loves to travel, ski and has competed professionally in marathons domestically and internationally.

Liz Fraccaro

A graduate of DePaul University College of Law, Ms. Fraccaro is a trained archaeologist and attorney admitted to the Illinois State Bar and New York State Bar. In 2024, Ms. Fraccaro obtained a Certified Anti-Money laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification. Ms. Fraccaro previously served as Legal Consultant at the Antiquities Coalition, where she also directed the Antiquities Coalition’s Financial Crimes Task Force, uniting a diverse group of experts and leaders from the art, legal, and banking sectors to develop concrete recommendations for combating money laundering, forgery, fraud, and terrorist financing via art and antiquities. She graduated in 2012 from Indiana University with bachelor’s degrees in Anthropology and English Literature, and she earned an MA in Mediterranean Archaeology from University College London in 2014.