Rebecca Glass

Rebecca Glass is a lifelong resident of Cabell County. She grew up in Guyandotte and graduated from Huntington East High School. She continued her education at Marshall University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Education and earned her master’s degree in Training and Development in 2003.

Glass began working at Barnett Day Care Center, first as a classroom teacher and later as the director of the Center. While at Barnett, she started the Juneteenth celebration in Huntington. In October 2007, she started as the outreach worker for Ebenezer Medical Outreach and later became the administrative director.

Glass has received numerous awards including the Marshall University Women of Color Award. She is a member of the Fairfield West Improvement Council and has served as its president. She is the current president of the Carter G. Woodson Foundation and is a member of the Cabell-Huntington branch of the NAACP and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Glass belongs to three quilting groups, all of which make quilts that are donated to community organizations.