Join Baby Safety Alliance Associate Member Best Practice Quality on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET as they take a practical look at how brands can strengthen supplier relationships, reduce risk, and turn expectations into consistent, reliable execution.

Speakers:

Rachael Shagott is Founder and CEO of Best Practice Quality LLC (BPQ), helping consumer goods companies strengthen product safety, regulatory compliance, and quality management. She is a BSA associate member and their dedicated compliance consultant. She has more than 40 years of experience in product integrity and supplier quality assurance, including leadership roles with Fisher-Price, The First Years, and Munchkin.

Having worked with more than 100 international vendors, Rachael understands the challenges of translating brand expectations into consistent factory performance. At BPQ, she helps client teams clarify responsibilities, establish effective oversight, and build practical controls across the product lifecycle, from development and risk management through production, recalls, and end-of-life considerations. Her approach emphasizes clear communication, shared expectations, and accountability within brand and manufacturing partnerships.

Rachael contributes to ASTM F15 standards development and has held subcommittee chair and task group leadership roles. She received ASTM’s Margaret Dana Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to product safety and was a founding leader-member of the Society of Product Licensors Committed to Excellence (SPLiCE).

She holds a BS in Management Engineering Technology from SUNY Buffalo State College, and an MBA from Canisius College. She also earned a certificate in Consumer Product Safety Management and multiple certificates from ASQ.

Kylee Rogers is the Vice President and Principal Consultant of Best Practice Quality, where she helps manufacturers build compliant, efficient, and risk-based quality systems. With over a decade of experience auditing facilities in the food, cosmetic, dietary supplement, and OTC industries, she specializes in identifying regulatory gaps and developing practical, sustainable solutions.

Kylee is a Certified Consumer Product Safety Professional (CPSP) through the Society for Product Safety Professionals and Virgina Tech, and was named one of ASQ’s 40 Under 40 rising stars in the quality profession.

She currently serves as Chair of the ASTM F15.76 Locks and Latches Voluntary Standards Committee and the ASTM F3084 Infant and Infant/Toddler Rockers Voluntary Standards Committee leading the development of safety standards for consumer products. She is also the Chairman of Safe Kids Utah, where she works to prevent unintentional injuries
and promote child safety throughout the state.

Kylee is passionate about making quality and compliance accessible to small and mid-sized businesses. Through Best Practice Quality, she offers services including Risk Assessment Roadmaps TM , Regulatory Compliance Landscapes TM , gap analyses, SOP development, staff training, and third-party auditing—delivering peace of mind to companies navigating complex regulatory environments.