Our highly experienced staff truly love what they do. Each staff member at Maloy’s is passionate about jewelry and passionate about doing business in the upfront, kind and respectful way Shan believed in when he first opened. We will do our best to insure that the process of reaching your jewelry goals will be an enjoyable, informative process. We value your business, and thank you for letting us be part of your jewelry story.
Shan Maloy
Shan, our founder, opened the business in 1986. In addition to making his own jewelry, and buying and selling estate jewelry, he took in simple repairs, fabricated custom jewelry, and performed complex restoration jobs… all services we still happily offer. His good humor and honesty has built a company culture that feels like family. Shan still comes in from time to time, so if you’re lucky, you may catch him! You can read more about Shan and the early days of the business in our History.
Eve
Eve grew up in NYC, got her degree from Parsons School of Design, and has had a toe, hand, or foot in the jewelry industry her whole life. Once in Portland, (seduced by both the trees and her native born husband), she found Maloy’s and “let” Shan hire her back in 2003. She is now a part owner of the business, and wears many hats at Maloy’s, as manager, website copywriter, buyer, window designer, and salesperson. She especially enjoys translating ideas into sparkling reality as part of our custom design team, and helping clients navigate the complex emotional situations that can sometimes arise with family jewelry.
Nina
Originally hailing from upstate NY, Nina came to the Pacific Northwest to study animation and stayed for the mellow attitude and the weather. She soon found that her skills at building armatures for animation translated beautifully to the jewelry field. In 2010, a chance encounter in a yoga studio parking lot brought Nina to us. In the years since, Nina has become an integral part of Maloy’s. She’s a charming presence on the sales floor, one of our lead custom designers, our workshop manager, and has also added bench work to her repertoire.. Asked what she likes to do in her spare time, Nina pointed out that with 2 young children, she has no spare time!
Jen
Growing up in Tucson, home of the country’s largest gem show, Jen was always fascinated by the sparklies. After becoming a G.I.A. certified gemologist, she quickly recognized her love of vintage jewelry. For several years, we kept hearing about this charming, and highly knowledgeable gemologist who was working in other, more glamorous places like Palm Beach and LA. When friends and love lured her to Portland in 2013, we were lucky enough to add her to our Maloy’s family. In the years since, Jen has become a core member of our team. She’s one of our lead buyers, and also handles appraisals, much of the website, and sales. In her spare time, Jen enjoys gardening, hiking, and cooking with her dashing husband.
Lam
We call Lam our “metal whisperer”, because he seems to be able to make platinum and gold do almost anything with ease. Lam started his jewelry studies back in Vietnam, when his father noticed he was good with his hands, and agreed to send him to jewelry school as a teenager. He has now been a jeweler here in the states for over 30 years, creating dazzling custom projects that artfully combine technical precision and meticulous detail.
Eden
Eden, one of our talented bench jewelers, started her metalworking path when she left her artsy neighborhood in Connecticut for the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. After graduation, she worked at the bench of a well known jewelry house in NYC for several years, but a pre-covid visit to Portland family made her realize she was ready to enjoy the accessibility of both art and nature that Portland offers. Eden likes listening to sci-fi murder mysteries while working, and drinking champagne while not working. We are delighted to have her as part of our Maloy’s family.
Katie
Katie grew up on Cape Cod Mass, where the natural beauty and crashing waves inspired her to study photography. When she was ready for a change of scenery, she tried out Bend, but discovered she was more a mossy forest girl than a high desert girl, so she headed to Portland and joined the Maloy’s family. You’ll find her smiling face on our sales floor, and see her prodigious technical and photography skills on display managing our social media accounts and keeping our website catalog as up to date as humanly possible. In her spare time, Katie enjoys thrifting, playing with her cats, and the occasional romance novel.
Emma
The charming Emma recently arrived in Portland from a small town in Maine. She confesses that her friends were all surprised that this is the “Portland” she chose, but she took a road trip, fell in love with the natural beauty here, and decided to take the leap. In addition to working on the sales floor, Emma, a talented artist, is becoming one of our sketch artists. Her genuinely kind and helpful energy makes her a welcome addition to our Maloy’s family. In her spare time, Emma likes to crochet, watch scary movies, and draw.
Betsy
We’re delighted to have Betsy in our Maloy’s family. Originally hailing from the Chicago area, Betsy loved her first jewelry class right out of high school, but couldn’t envision a career as a bench jeweler just yet. After a stint in graphic design, as a bartender, and 4 years in the navy, she finally succumbed, got her BFA in metalwork, and became a GIA graduate jeweler . Betsy spent much of her adult life in San Diego, but after 2 years in Guam, she realized a lifelong dream and relocated to the PNW. Like another one of our bench jewelers, Betsy also likes listening to murder podcasts while working (should we be worried?) In her spare time, she enjoys cooking challenging recipes and hiking with her wife.