Our Team

Rachael L. Baar

Museum Curator
Associate Director

Rachael has been the Curator of the National Quilt Museum since 2017. After twenty-one years as the director of the Henderson Fine Arts Center, she retired and returned home to western Kentucky. Her graduate degrees are from the University of Kentucky and Brescia University.

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Becky Glasby

Director of Learning & Engagement

Becky Glasby has more than fifteen years of experience in museum education. As a lifelong quilter, she works to create future quilters, and to inspire in others a love for all types of quilting.

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Laura Hendrickson

Director of Collections/Registrar

Laura is an enthusiastic museum professional with a passion for all types of quilting and a deep respect for all quilters. She has been at NQM since 2014, and earned her degree in Anthropology and Museum Studies from Southern Illinois University.

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Lonnie Peck

Director of Guest Experience

Lonnie has a background in customer service, project management, and coordinating volunteers for non-profits. While a California native, he spent nearly 30 years in Seattle but is proud to now call Kentucky home. He is also an avid quilter and loves the inspiration found at the NQM.

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Angela Elder

Guest Services, weekend coordinator

Stacey Watson

Director of Equitable Partnerships

Stacey works to increase community engagement by creating partnerships and advancing equitable solutions within our community. Stacey holds her M.A. in African American History from Fort Valley State University, and she is a professor of history at West Kentucky Community Technical College.

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Jennifer Hillis

Guest Services, Museum associate

Connie Hayden

Guest Services, Museum associate

Layken Thomas

Guest Services, Museum associate