An east coast native, Anna Kerrigan received her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Boston University, where she received Suma Cum Laude and Beta Gamma Sigma honors. After college, she continued her studies in fashion design at Boston’s School of Fashion Design and worked selling couture at Clifford Michael Design. With a jewelry designer as a Mother, Anna enrolled in the Gemological Institute of America to receive her certification in Pearls. At Pearl Paradise, Anna enjoys combining her design and business backgrounds to create custom pearl pieces, as well as overseeing Pearl Paradise’s wholesale Operations team. She appreciates the thrill of matching loose hanks for pearl sets, and ensuring that quality standards are maintained.   Anna is most impressed with the Freshadama line at Pearl Paradise. Due to the Freshadama’s exclusivity and unparalleled quality, Anna delights in introducing the pearl world to the advances in Freshwater pearls. 

Since her relocation to California in 2005, she has fallen in love with the warm climate and the boundless outdoor activities it offers. Living only a short walk from the beach, she spends most of her free time by the ocean. She has taken to climbing the rocks and finding unique mussel shells for her collection. She also loves karaoke, horseback riding and coffee. As her father is a Shakespeare scholar, Anna can often be found reading or writing and leads the Pearl Paradise Book Club.