Professor John Ahr is the Co-Founder and Host of the Online Jewelry Academy.  The OJA has received over 3 million views on YouTube.   Prof, Ahr also serves as the Director of the Jewelry Program at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in the heart of the Los Angeles Jewelry District.  He took his MFA from California State University, Long Beach in 2000 and has taught at numerous colleges and universities in Southern California.