Who moved their Cheese

Who moved their Cheese?
A list of former Diamonds, Emeralds, Rubies, Sapphires, Platinums and those missing in action

Last update: 9/29/2007

If the business had "effortless residual income", why would all these former high pins leave it all behind? This page is only meant to debunk the age old residual income myth still used as a line for new prospects to the AmQuix business. No one would give up their residual check if it they didn't have to work to keep the checks coming in.

Team In Focus: 6 Diamonds terminated, 11 resign in protest. The TIF Story, Quixtar's side of the story.

Do you have more names to add? write an e-mail Do you know of Emerald and Diamond divorces?

Crown

Werner & Erna Gommeringer
Leonard & Paula Hall - Last seen promoting Melaluca. Hall had problems with Amway and the tools business. Leonard is doing Xango now
Ken & Doris Pittman - Germany - Quit and started own MLM called Euronet
Kenny Stewart - Business terminated by Quixtar due to the suit in Federal Court.
Don Storms - Doing Mannatech now. Suspended for participation in a failed Ponzi investment scheme

Triple Diamond

Keith and Jimmie Lee Bellknap - Setzer
Robert & Jo Crisp - Yager (Forbes 1985 article)

Double Diamond

Brig Hart - Pronet - Looks like Quixtar finally kicked him out for being a pain in their butt. He is in a new MLM now.
Fred Harteis - Resigned from Quixtar in January 2008.
Randy Haugan
Carlos & Carmin Marin - Yager (with new MLM www.empexis.com)
Bob & Debe Schmidt - Moved to Neuvision and then to Xango.
Jon and Lynda Willis. Reading Berkshire, England - Terminated by Amway for buying legs.
Don Wilson

Executive Diamond

Marshall & Diana Douglas - TIF resigned Now doing Oasis
Trevor Chatham - Australia
Billy Florence
Emilio Mantaraz - Spain
Cliff & Cathy Mintner - Now selling Fruta Vida
Terry & Yvonne McEwen - Foley- sold business
Joe & Doris Shaw - Defrauded 140 investors for up to $10 million.

Diamond

Tom & Caryn Avelsgaard - Australia.
Andy & Polly Andrews (Chose to be terminated) - (TIF)
Bruce & Wendy Anderson - Business was seized through a Quixtar/JAMs arbitration
Don & Jan Ashlock AtlasMall CEO Don Ashlock ILD (Doug Wead and Bob Smiley (ILD) are on the advisory board for Don Ashlock's AtlasMall.com. http://www.atlasmall.com/index.cfm?action=advisoryBoard).
Jim & Denise Ballacera - Globalnet
Gerry & Sharon Betterman (Chose to be terminated) Now doing Mannatech - TIF
Jim Brollier - Vince Berland-Flying Eagles
Dave Butler - UK IBS was not allowed to renew
Gayle Collinsworth (Chose to be terminated) - TIF With husband Without husband
Doug & Julie Cassens - TIF resigned
Wade & April Cowart - Yager-Wilson-Haugen-Anderson
Dave & Vickie Dealing - Britt. Dave killed with another IBO in a car accident returning from a seminar, Vickie is said to have left the biz.
Alan Decker -Autralia - now with Monavie
Bruce & Rita Dreyer - Britt/Renfrow/Taylor - Faked diamond
Pat Gregory - UK IBS was not allowed to renew
Chuck Goetschel
John & Susan Haagen - TIF resigned
Jerry & Polly Harteis - resigned
Jerry & Kay Huffer - TIF resigned
Marc & Shelli Hellinghausen - TIF resigned
Mike & Lynn Jakubik (Chose to be terminated)- TIF
Randy & Carol Jaramillo - Diamond removed from Globalnet (in MLM http://www.myhothand.com)
Bert Jensen - Germany -Now with Tahitian Noni International http://tahitiannoni.com/233504
Ed & Yvonne Johnson - Working as attorney and Xango distributor
Al Keranen - Went to prison for bilking 12 million from other Amway distributors in a Ponzi scheme.
Dave McKewen - England
Peter & Lynne Maddision - Australia
Mark & Patty Middleton - now in Oasis Life Sciences
Al & Helen LeBlanc - Storms Al's Web site Al's book
Hal & Herriet Lyons - Yager - Recognized at Diamond Club 2002 then terminated from Quixtar
Barry & Luronda Joye - TIF resigned
Adrian & Sue Lewis -TIF resigned
Don & Allie Lorencz - (True North) (with MLM Melaluca)
Rick & Eve Maxwell - TIF resigned
David & Lisa Mitts - Pronet - sold business.
Jim & Sue Pare - Jim is doing Electrical work with his son. Also working with Oasis Life Sciences.
Bryan & Roxanne Parks - TIF resigned
Denny & Lori Plauck - TIF resigned
T odd & Brenda Rainsberger - TIF resigned
Ron & Melanie Rummel (Chose to be terminated) - Melanie Rummel now doing Mannatech TIF
Charlie & Kim Schmitz - Pronet sold business after tools business was taken from him
Jerry & Mandy Scriven - UK, IBS was not allowed to renew
Bo & Sandy Short - (resigned out right, did not sell business to anyone) now with Oasis Life Sciences.
Robert Stonelake - (Forbes 1985 article)
John & Pat Terhune (Chose to be terminated) - TIF
Celia Thornburn & Graham Duck (Gulick-Smart) Terminated by Amway Australia
Loren & Sandra Watts - Terminated - Yager - set up Omegatrend MLM
Frank & Dawna Zecher - TIF resigned New picture without wife

Diamonds working jobs again
Gail Cravin - Working real estate for Bissell-Hayes in North Carolina
Lisa & Joe Edwards -Britt
David Fraisier has a JOB as a Real Estate Agent in Slidell, Louisiana
John & Robin Gurley http://www.bgnproperties.com - Bogus
Fred and Madelon Holpp WWDB/ILD - selling Real-estate
Brian & Lorraine Levy - new zealand now have one qualifying leg and he is working as an accounts clerk after 13 years as a diamond.
Gary Libby - run an outfitting business in Maine and Labrador - Libby Camps
Tyler Libby - run an outfitting business in Maine and Labrador
John and Pam Marta WWDB/ILD
Jim Nealis is back to his old Neurological job
Jim & Dinah Martin - Jim is practicing Veterinary Medicine in KY.
Jack & Jane Pawlack - Now operates a taxidermy and safari outfitter business
Gary & Nana Schneider - Diamonds in Pratt group of Gainesville Fl. Back to selling real estate.
Tim Tower - NH Diamond, now in the aviation biz. http://www.lmtaviation.com/about.html
Ron Victor (crown) - runs Hemmer construction from their home property
Randy and Susan Walker - Randy works in another business and Susan does accounting from their apartment

Emeralds

Ray & Pat Ambrose - Setzer/Yager
Carson Atkinson -WWDB Carson is manager of a scuba diving company
Om Bhatnager, Childers/Huebner.. Winnipeg, Canada..Small business, now with Dornan, also working in IT locally
Warren Bruce
Bob & Amy Brunjes - Howard organization
Kevin & Wanda Campbell
Brian & Andrea Colclough
Jim & Julie Conroy - Knickman - Pronet
Chris Cornilles - Wilson - black balled out of the business.
Linton Deane - (sold business to his upline brother Craig Deane)
Jeff & Darlene Freund - InterbizUSA under Jim Pare
Randy & Patti Hoffman - Harteis
Ed Huculak - Childers/Huebner, Winnipeg, Canada.. now a local newspaper publisher
Ed & Sue Ganzor - Boggus (now in mortgage business)
Trevor & Deann Jones - Bilk IBOs in Ponzi scheme.
George & Lisa Lesesne - Florence
Ray Lucier - Storms (wife's name?)
Ray & Nancy Lussier
Ron & Pennie Mesmer
Dom Moss .. ex- wwdb emerald ( down line from Jim Brooks ) has Tire & accessory business on Vancouver Island
Homer & Jane Pateridis - Storms
Jeff & Joni Pro bant -
David & Rose Roberts - Yager
Juan Ortiz - he works for a credit card payment company-has ownership)
Ed & Barb Sawicki - Harteis
Neil and Ruth Salway were Emeralds in IBS
Grant Scheard - Harteis
Eric & Patricia Scheibeler - Harteis
Steve & Tina Steenmyer -- wwdb - Tina working real-estate
Dan Strader - Sentenced to prison for 45 years in investment scam
Dale Windle - Pronet
Curt & Connie Whipple - Libby
Alex and Stephanie Zangari. - Harteis

Emeralds working jobs again
Paul Beach - Moved from WWDB to INA
Randy and Janet Council - Randy installs septic tanks, Janet is a stay at home mom.
Mark and Susan Chaney - working for a Water Conditioning Company doing sales - (Libby-Wilson)
Al & Alice Cicchese - selling real estate again in Fl, Al is signing and selling CD's.
Arthur & Lyn Davis (Australia - Gulick-Smart)
Chuck and Dianne Fahnestock - Harteis
Patrick Findlay & Sarah Findlay - WWDB
Fred Falduti & Merry Falduti - Britt-Zeender - Fred is doing real estate. Merry works and Skyline Weslyan Church in Rancho San Deigo east of San Diego.
Jeff & Darlene Freund, interbiz, Jeff sells insurance for a bank
Sammy Gardner - Real-estate financial consultant
Brent Gove is now a realestat broker in Sacramento for remax.
Martin Gover WWDB - sponsor of EDC Dan Yuen. Is working at what appears to be a courier type job
Steve & Nancy McDonald - Britt - still is an attorney.
Will Moran Emerald True North (crawford-wilson .Org), working as a financial planner with Robert Frost group in Edmonton,Alberta
Bert Oliver (Foley emerald) is back at work as a lawyer in Ft. Lauderdale.
Greg & Kathy Sheffield (Florence)
Dr. Jim & Melinda Romano- practicing medicine again in stuart Fl- (brother-in-law of Jim Hayes)
Jill Speck - Runs own clothing company www.carlofranco.com
Tom & Brenda Orr (Harteis) Salesman for a newspaper
Don and Laurie Lloyd - BWW. Don is back doing drywalling and suspect that Laurie is once again teaching school.
Garry and Lisa Sadden - BWW. Garry is now selling cell phones.
Helen Stehbens - new zealand back working as a dentist after retiring 8 years ago
Joe and Lorinda Brasseur: - BWW. Joe is plumbing again and Lorinda is working as well.
Joe Thayer - working real-estatee
Rick & Dianne Yakome - Filed for bankrupcy Sep. 2007 - WWDB

Ruby

Rob and Lisa Hutchinson - Markiewicz - Britt
John and Beth Lavoie
Corey & Stacey Lessmann - Markiewicz
Matt & Carrie Simmons - Kosage WWDB
Dr. Stephen & Wendy Weil - Team ANS. Now in Oasis

Sapphire

Stephen & Wendy Weil - Terminated by Quixtar for participating in another MLM (Oasis Life Sciences)

Platinum

Patrick & Jennifer Brady
John & Julie Marks
Richard & Lee Moore - Terminated by Quixtar for participating in another MLM (Oasis Life Sciences)
John & Celia Moyer - Terminated by Quixtar for participating in another MLM (Oasis Life Sciences)
Anthony/ Debra Underwood - Terminated by Quixtar for participating in another MLM (Oasis Life Sciences)

High Pins "MIA" missing in action or doing other MLM's too - Do you know their status? write an e-mail

Verb & Connie Anderson- Foley
John & Leeanne Bell (Emerald - purchased third leg- Combden, Kerr) Now operate a riding school/stable in Durham, Ontario.
Jim Bellecera Director of Marketing at Infinity2
Lloyd & Pam Glover Diamond -Yager (in 1993 Profiles, missing from 1995)
Clive & Paulette Clough - Foley
Ken and Gail Craven (website) (Britt)
Art and Bonnie Leazer (Britt)
Greg and Cathy Jahnke (Diamond Britt) (sighted at 2002 Q12 meeting)
Mickey Hamlett.- is inactive (Diamond Britt)
Randy Siciliano (Diamond Britt Renfro) (subject of Cairn's suit in 1984)
Eugene & Sarah Kim (Diamond WWDB)
Steve & Shauna Faught (Diamond WWDB)
Scott and Lynn Shaw - Diamond - full time financial planner - Yager-Harteis
Tom and Joyce Jagger - Diamond - no longer building, practicing medicine - Yager-Harteis
Dan and Mary Bell - Diamond- no longer building - Yager-Harteis
Peter and Cindy Chelovich - Diamond- Owns large import business- Yager-Harteis
John & Nancy Lear - Emeralds IBS
Renton & Karen Ball - Emerald IBS
Jerry & Mandy Kent - Emerald IBS
Lee & Sandy Mcann - Emerald IBS
Nigel and Louise Pugson - Emerald IBS
Frank and Karen O'rawe -Pearl IBS
Bernie & Janet De-Souza UK (Diamond-International Business Systems)
Lyndon & Janet Farrington UK (Emerald-International Business Systems)
Neil & Ruth Salway UK (Emerald-International Business Systems)
Ed and Barb Sawicki (Emerald Harteis)
John & Nancy Lear UK (Emerald-International Business Systems)
Bob & Betty Wells WWDB (although qualified Q12 in 2001)
Gene & Sheryl Lamazor (WWDB)
John & Pam Marta (ILD)
Bob & Mary Smiley (ILD)
Hank and Karla Kiefert-I.L D
Keith & Yanny Lockwood (ILD)
Dennis & Connie Long (ILD)
Keiji and Jean Bulette (ILD)
Chuck and Roxi Burns (ILD)
Joe and Glenda Humfleet (Ambassadors International -Setzer) - in 1994 not qualifying at direct
Gene and Kay Abney (Ambassadors International -Setzer)
Kay and Carolyn Fletcher (Ambassadors International -Setzer)
Tony Glass (Ambassadors International -Setzer)
John and Karen Perkins (Ambassadors International -Setzer)
Coleman and Charlotte Orr (Ambassadors International -Setzer)
Mick & Helen Lawrence (Yager/Gulick ) part of Trevor Chatham's group
Bris and Kerry Bovil. uk IDA
Bill and Maureen Cherry. uk IDA

From a site visitor: You may want to think about adding "inactive" Emeralds and Diamonds, such as the ones in the still active Morrison lawsuit. These 25+ Diamonds, Emeralds and others have remained inactive, but may still have distributorships that pay them a few bucks every month... This list includes:

Diamonds
Kelly Robbins
Mark & Martha Hughes

Emeralds
Joe & Dawn Morrison
David & Rose Roberts - sold distributorship after lawsuit was filed
Randy & Janet Councill
Rick & Linda Werner
Dr. T.M. & Cynthia Hughes
Tony & Marianne Cutaia
Phil & Wendy Neely
Dr. Marion & Jean McMurtrey
Donald & Celeste May
Mark & Deanna Pruitt
Jeff & Cecilia Musgrove
Victor & Kathy Brook

** It was estimated these folks represented approximately $200 million in annual Amway sales - which is not just a fraction of what it once was at the height of these distributorships ('95 & '96).

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