Our trainers

Academy department

Ingrid Lerouyer

Educational director

Ingrid is a Gem-A and HRD graduate, and also holds a University Diploma in Gemmology from Nantes (DUG).
Ingrid has trained many students since her arrival in 2017. She is now the educational director of the LFG's training department, where she continues to pass on her passion.

Quentin Dartois

Collection and equipment manager

Quentin has been teaching at the LFG since 2021. He is a graduate of Gem-A and the Nantes University Diploma in Gemmology (DUG). He looks after the LFG's gem collection and the equipment used during training courses.

Maéva Peltier

Administrative and commercial manager

After her studies and various experiences in the art market, Maéva trained in gemmology and obtained her diploma from the LFG and the FEEG. She joined the LFG teaching team in 2018, while working for a diamond dealer and then in a jewellery workshop. Since 2021, Maéva has been working on the LFG's training courses as an account manager and educational referent

Caroline Boneti

Trainer

With a degree in Fine Arts and in the restoration of decorative objects and antiques, Caroline worked in the field of art and antiques for 10 years in Paris before turning to her real passions - jewellery and gemology. Drawing inspiration on her training in the field of art, she creates jewellery and since 2019, has been teaching gemmology at the Laboratoire Français de Gemmologie and at the Ecole des Arts Joailliers.

Blandine Samson

Trainer

After 15 years in the luxury goods industry, Blandine decided to return to the field she was passionate about and obtained her CQP diploma in Applied Gemmology from the Laboratoire Français de Gemmologie, as well as the FEEG diploma.
Today, teaching enables her to pass on her passion for gems while developing her own jewellery brand.

Diane Cinaud

Trainer

Passionate about jewellery from an early age, Diane began her career with a double degree in law and languages (English and Chinese), then in Luxury Management at the Institut Français de la Mode. Alongside her studies, she developed product expertise through her many experiences in the luxury sector (retail, product development and marketing, haute-joaillerie workshops). She completed her training in gemmology and joined the teaching team at the Laboratoire Français de Gemmologie.

Born into a family of jewellers and gem setters, she has always been close to the creation and manufacturing process, but also to the transmission of traditional skills, which is why she is keen to share her passion.

Pierre Gruss

Trainer

A numismatist by profession, with a degree in history and art history, but also a passion for mineralogy since childhood, Pierre is pursuing his passion by taking the gemmology CQP at the LFG. Once he has graduated from the LFG and FEEG, he joined the teaching team in 2021.