The Glassworks Team

  • Sherri Schachter - Owner and Operator

    Sherri Schachter and her husband, Charlie, purchased Glassworks Studio from founder Stacey Schlosser in January 2023. Sherri is honored to be entrusted with the 20-year legacy of Glassworks, which has touched the lives of so many people.

    Sherri combines a degree in art, a passion for handmade objects, and team building skills. After decades in management at companies like Google and McKinsey, Sherri is ready to deepen her connection to the local community by bringing people together so they can share meaningful experiences.

  • Jieun Yoon - Studio Manager

    Jieun has been our Studio Manager since 2020. She received her BFA in Ceramics and Glass at Hong-Ik University in Seoul, South Korea, before earning her MFA in Glass at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York.

    Jieun is originally from Seoul, South Korea. Currently, Jieun resides in Morristown, NJ, with her husband Jon, where she continues her independent artistic practice while sharing her knowledge of the glass-fusing process by teaching people at Glassworks.

  • Alison Slaff - Senior Instructor

    Alison joined the Glassworks team in 2007 as a high school student. She has since earned her BFA from the College of Saint Elizabeth, and started her own fused glass and polymer clay jewelry business, Equinox Glass.

    After taking a four-year hiatus in Germany, Alison has returned to Glassworks, bringing with her 15 years of glass fusing experience. She enjoys crafts of all kinds, playing board games with her husband David, and spending time with her two silly dogs Laker and Bacchus.

  • Amiah Rutzler - Staff Instructor

    Amiah joined Glassworks in 2022 to explore new artistic outlets. She’s a full-time student at Montclair State University, majoring in psychology and visual arts. She plans to peruse a career in art therapy, and at Glassworks, she is already helping people make art.

    In addition to glass, Amiah studies ceramics, printmaking, embroidery, and painting. Outside of working at Glassworks and studing at school, she also enjoys supporting her local music scene.

  • Cricket Vander Ploeg - Staff Instructor

    A senior at Morristown High School, Cricket is our newest team member. She has a strong interest in the arts, and has been a member of the Morristown HS backstage crew since her freshman year. She has been the Prop Manager for the last two production seasons.

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