Christie Romero is a jewelry historian, consultant, gemologist and instructor of antique and period jewelry. She has been teaching classes in Southern California since 1988. Christie is the author of three editions of Warman's Jewelry, published by Krause Publications, and director of the Center for Jewelry Studies.

Christie lectures throughout the country at seminars, meetings, conventions, and special events. She is on the faculties of the annual summer conference on Antique Jewelry and Gemstones, the Institute for the Study of Antiques and Collectibles in Emmaus, PA., and the Gemology Department of Santiago Canyon College in Orange, CA. She lectures for the National Association of Jewelry Appraisers and the International Society of Appraisers. Christie has also participated as an appraiser for the "Antiques Roadshow."