Join JPMA Associate Member, Best Practice Quality on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET to learn more about understanding chemical reporting in Washington, Oregon, and Vermont. 

Speakers: 

Rachael Shagott, Founder and Principal Consultant

She possesses boundless energy as she strives to work passionately on behalf of client companies. Her expertise guides client teams to navigate challenges ranging from increasingly complex global regulatory oversight, development of in-house regulatory and quality management system capabilities, and cradle to cradle product support from Risk Management to Product Recalls.

Rachael is an icon within the quality and regulatory communities. She is well networked and able to build teams tailored to meet clients’ specific needs. She actively mentors other professionals and has taught upper-level Global Business at Grand Canyon University as an adjunct professor. Rachael was awarded ASTM’s Margaret Dana lifetime achievement award for her contributions to product safety. Rachael is involved with ASTM, sitting on several F15 Sub-Committees including Chair and Task Group Leadership positions. She sits on the JPMA Certification Committee and has participated as a volunteer, panelist and ICPHSO member at annual ICPHSO Symposiums. She also was a founding leader-member of the Society of Product Licensors Committed To Excellence (SPLiCE).

Rachael has over 40 years of experience in Product Integrity, Supplier Quality Assurance, Product Safety, and Regulatory Compliance, she has expertise in ISO 13485 Quality Management Systems, ISO 17025 Laboratory Management Systems, and various other Quality / Compliance programs. She has worked closely with the CPSC, FDA, and more than 100 international vendors. Rachael holds a variety of ASQ certifications including Audit (CQA, CMDA), Engineering (CQE, CRE), Quality Management CQM/OE), and Six Sigma (CSSGB). She has also held the position of Certified Reliability Engineering Exam Chair at ASQ (American Society of Quality). Rachael graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Management Engineering Technology from SUNY Buffalo State College and an MBA from Canisius College in Buffalo NY. She earned certificates in Statistics, Six Sigma, and Consumer Product Safety Management.

Rachael resides in the greater Phoenix area. She enjoys spending time with her family, reading, hiking, skiing, and traveling the world.

Kylee Rogers, Senior Product Safety / Compliance Consultant

Kylee Rogers has a background in food products, cosmetics, dietary supplements, and OTC products. Kylee has been auditing global manufacturing facilities since 2013 to identify regulatory and compliance gaps as both a customer and third-party consultant auditor. She holds Certified Quality Auditor and Certified Supplier Quality Professional certifications with American Society for Quality (ASQ) and ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Certification with ASQ. She currently serves as the Co-Chair for the ASQ NextGen Global Advocacy Sub-Committee.

Kylee earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Utah Valley University. She is actively involved in several ASTM F-15 Subcommittees; serving in the roles of task group leader and subcommittee member in a multitude of product categories such as play yards, dog toys, infant wearable blankets, crib mattresses, and toys. With two young children of her own, Kylee has a particular fondness for child safety. She is a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician and participates on the boards of her local Safe Kids and Safe Kids County organizations doing car seat checks and community education. Kylee enjoys writing and playing tabletop games, painting and learning new crafts, and is a secret comic book nerd.