Our Staff
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Janet Parkhurst Co-owner Janet's by-line on her name tag says "it's all about the glass" and it has been all about the glass since 1978 when Janet and Richard's first glass shop was opened in Winslow, Maine. Janet left her day job teaching and school administration to work in the glass business full time in 1982. Stained Glass Express was opened in 1988. The online store was opened in 2005. Janet and Richard have three grown children - Glenn, Tobias and Soo. |
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Richard Parkhurst Co-owner Richard is an owner of Stained Glass Express. He is a true entrepreneur and a visionary. Richard has been in the glass industry since 1978 when he and his partner Allen Oakes opened Oakes & Parkhurst Glass. There is not much he doesn't know about glass at this point and is often called upon for his knowledge and expertise. |
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Wanda Shorty Customer Service Representative and Display Coordinator Wanda has been matching customers to glass since 1989. We call her (and her name tag confirms it) "Merchandise Mava". She is a stained-glass teacher so there is not a problem asking her for some help or advice. Wanda has three grown sons - Luke, Zac and Matt. |
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Liz Bailey HR Manager and Glass Academy Director After working with kindergartners for ten years, Liz B was ready to exercise a different part of her brain and in 2022 became director of the Glass Academy. She enjoys far too many avenues of creativity; in addition to lampworking and fused glass, Liz loves to sew, knit, and make jewelry from reclaimed and upcycled materials. Her scrap glass pendants can be found in our gallery. It's important to her that you know Die Hard is a Christmas movie. |
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Stephanie Fyfe Marketing Coordinator A middle-school literature teacher by day, Stephanie and her husband Jared also makes and sell glass guitar slides: Harpley Slides Stephanie loves spending time with her husband and two teenage daughters more than anything. She also says Mona gives the best hugs! |
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Max Curry Administrative and Warehouse Manager Max joined our team at Stained Glass Express in May of 2024. He is an avid music and record collector, with a love of the first and second waves of Punk. He'll often be found messing with his home audio set up or other electronics at home. Max also makes a mean pot of French Onion Soup. |
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Mona Lowell Customer Service Representative Mona joined Stained Glass Express in the Summer of 2024. She has many hobbies, but painting, crocheting, and walking through the woods are some of her favorite things. She’s excited to add glass art to her list of activities!
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Reilly Burgess Glass Cutter Reilly did a deep-dive into working with glass in 2017 and immediately found his art. After he won several of our contests with his leaded glass panels featuring his own painted and silver-stained designs, we finally convinced him to come work at Stained Glass Express in late 2024. His work can be found in our gallery--Liz B even managed to convince him to teach classes in lead came! Contact him for custom work or repair/restoration of historic leaded windows: reilly.m.burgess@gmail.com |
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Katy Gary Glass Cutter Katy was born and raised on the coast of Maine and has 40 years experience with stained glass. We are thrilled to have her here cutting for us; her work is on display in our gallery, and she is also available for custom designs: stainedimages09@yahoo.com. |
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Bayley Hamilton Customer Service Representative
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