Gerald Leech,
President:  
Gerald Leech. He was born in the United States and gratuated in business from the University of Chicago in 1973.   In 1974 he arrived to Guatemala to stay there for ever. 1977 he founded the House of the Jade.  He was the driving force for the social and economic development in Guatemala, where he was an executive of leading service organisations. gl@lacasadeljade.com


Director: Herbert Castellanos:
Original from the Mexican state of Tabasco, he did his superior studies in the field of social science in Guatemala-City. Since 23 years he is a businessman of the tourism industry in the south-east of Mexico.  He knows all the archaeological sites of the Olmec and Mayan culture. And was the driving force for tourism in contact with nature and the protection of the environment. He is as well a protector of the local ecosystems and a historical investigator. He had the dream to realize the Mesoamerican Jade Museum. hc@eljade.com

General Manager Guatemala: Maria Elena Gonzales
She was born in Guatemala-City and gratuated with a bachelor’s degree in Los Angeles, California.
meg@lacasadeljade.com


General Manager Mexico: Beatriz Eugenia Cuellar:

Original from Guatemala, where she did her university studies in the field of Tourism.
Now she has the Mexican nationality.

beatrizc@eljade.com


Main employees:

Ayax Moreno, Mexican, plastic artist and archaeological investigator, to who we own innovations in the art of carved jade stones and archaeological reproductions.

Mark Sanzin, architect of German origin, plastic artist and architectural investigator, resposible for the department of archaeological production.

Damian Perez,

Guatemalan, Manager of the
production department, jeweller
and master of the art of carving jade.

Estela  Lopez,

Guatemalan, Designer of
the jewel department in
Antigua Guatemala.

Victoria Ramos,

Guatemalan, Designer of the
jewel department in
San Cristobal de Las Casas.

Edgar Marin,


Guatemalan, responsible for the production in
the workshop in San Cristobal de Las Casas.

Mayari Beatriz Castellanos,

Mexican, antropology and archaeologie
student in the Las Americas University in Puebla.
She is in charge of the promotions and public relation.