About AQS: Who We Are
Meredith Schroeder
Meredith, and her husband Bill, founded American Quilter's Society with a vision of promoting the accomplishments of today's quilters on a national and international scale. She has built an integrated framework of book publishing, distribution, magazine publishing, quilt shows and contests, newsletter, and appraisal certification, underlined with a dedicated membership organization. In turn, she has pioneered a unique organization within the women's craft industry. Meredith believes in building communities. She serves on the board of directors for the Paducah Bank & Trust Company, is a past board member of the Kentucky Historical Museum. She is chairman and founder of the Museum of the American Quilter's Society, and is a past member of the board of the Luther E. Carson Center for the Performing Arts, Paducah, Kentucky. Meredith currently serves on the Steering Committee for the Paducah Riverfront Development. She has received the Paul Harris Rotary Club award.
Rick Loyd
Rick Loyd has 30 years experience with Schroeder Publishing Co., Inc., as vice president. Rick brings his broad range of experience both in sales and management to the American Quilter's Society as director of show development and sales. AQS has become the leader in award sponsorships due to his professional and genuine relationship with corporate leaders in our industry. He served 16 years on the board of The National Quilt Museum (MAQS). After graduating from John Brown University with a BS degree, Rick married his wife, Lynn; they have two children, Brett Austin and Leigh Meredith. In his spare time Rick enjoys golf, hunting, music, as well as family and church activities.
Tim Langlitz
Tim Langlitz comes to us from Cincinnati, Ohio, as the new AQS Marketing Director. His experience ranges across more than five-dozen businesses and communities from small to large organizations. He has been a frequent speaker at many events discussing the topics of online business, social media, and using the web to improve retail-store success. Most recently, he oversaw all consumer marketing for a large media company based in Cincinnati. A graduate of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, Tim is very excited to join a wonderful Kentucky company. A person of eclectic interests, he also spent several years in professional theatre and teaching high school. He is passionate about the web, email, and social media and is eagerly looking to learn as much as possible about quilting. Tim and his wife, Rose, author of Tasty Crochet: A Pantry Full of Patterns for 33 Tasty Treats, are blessed with four children and are expecting their fifth. He enjoys spending time with his family, raising chickens, and leading his church’s youth group. He serves on the advisory boards of several regional companies and is involved with the Cincinnati Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Everyone in the Langlitz household has a handmade quilt from the kids’ great grandfather; Tim hopes to learn the art himself.
Bonnie K. Browning
Bonnie began quilting in 1979. She teaches and judges at quilting conferences in the U.S. and around the world. Bonnie taught in Melbourne, Australia; in Ankara, Turkey, at the invitation of the Minister of Culture; and judged and taught at the Tokyo International Quilt Festivals, Tokyo, Japan, in 2002 and 2003. Bonnie is a certified quilt judge and is qualified to judge master quilts. She has served on boards of art councils, local quilt guilds, the National Quilting Association, and Quilters Unlimited Showcase. Bonnie is the Executive Show Director for the American Quilter's Society quilt shows (since 1994), serves as a Bernina National Teacher, and has authored nine books on quiltmaking.
Gloria Bolden
Gloria Bolden is the advertising account manager for American Quilter magazine. Gloria is working within the quilt industry and beyond to assist clients in meeting their marketing goals. A Hoosier by birth, Gloria attended Indiana University in Bloomington. She has extensive account management experienced in radio, television, and print. Gloria believes in listening to customers, doing in-depth research, and then developing and executing marketing plans to best suit the client's needs. Her commitment to service fits in beautifully with the American Quilter's Society philosophy and mission. Gloria is available to assist you in your advertising needs.
Christine N. Brown
Christine has been a quilter since the early 1970s, and her extensive background in quilt-related activities is essential to her role as executive editor of American Quilter magazine. She has designed quilt patterns, organized quilt shows, written for a number of publications, lectured, taught, served as board member and exhibit curator at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, and is a National Quilting Association certified judge. Brown, who resides and works in Colorado, is also an experienced businesswoman. She continually strives to improve the content and format of American Quilter magazine and she encourages reader feedback.
Andi Reynolds
As the executive book editor, Andi brings 20 years of award-winning writing, editing and quilting experience to the American Quilter's Society publishing efforts. Her interests in writing are eclectic and she keeps her reading audience at the forefront of all decisions. She strives to maintain the author's voice when editing and tries to empower her or him to become a better writer. Andi's first love in quilting is handwork, but she'll try anything once and has given most techniques a go. What matters most to Andi in all three areas is excellence in results. She looks forward to helping authors interested in publishing with AQS do their best work.