Our Team

We are a small but strong and dedicated team of creative reuse professionals who love diverting usable waste from the waste stream and making creative materials accessible to teachers, parents, kids, hobbyists, crafters, artisans, creative entrepreneurs and, well, everyone.

CLAIRE TYRA

Executive Director - Ann Arbor

Hometown: Ypsilanti, MI
Current Residence: Ypsilanti, MI
Been at SCRAP since: Jan 2018
SCRAP expertise: Organization, Events, Marketing, Operations
Favorite store item: Fabric, yarn, collage materials.
Favorite creative reuse project: Mixed media collage, fabric portraits, anything with yarn!
What they’re up to off the clock: Working with dogs, community events, baking pies, and spending as much time with family & friends as possible.

Pronouns: she, her, hers

claire.t@scrapcreativereuse.org

JUNE BEATY

Creative Reuse Center Manager

Been at SCRAP since: Jan 2019
SCRAP expertise: Volunteer coordinaton, organization, and customer service
Favorite store item: Frames, yarn
Favorite creative reuse project: Crochet, felt stuffies, and decorating picture frames
What they’re up to off the clock: Cooking and baking with my daughter, reading, and spending time with my pets

Pronouns: she, her, hers

june.b@scrapcreativereuse.org

JONATHAN BRANT

Education Specialist

Hometown: Maybee, MI
Current Residence: Ypsilanti, MI
Been at SCRAP since: June 2023
SCRAP expertise: Leading Camps and Workshops, Promoting Sustainability and Imaginative Reuse
Favorite store item: Vintage Section
Favorite creative reuse project: Collage and Assemblage, Anything that involves creating a creature
What they’re up to off the clock: Cooking delicious vegan foods, snuggling with my cat, listening to jazz or Motown, going on neighborhood walks with my partner

Pronouns: he, him, his

annarboreducation@scrapcreativereuse.org

KIRA BREHOB

Reuse Specialist

Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
Current Residence: Ann Arbor, MI
Been at SCRAP since: January 2023
SCRAP expertise: Providing creative inspiration
Favorite store item: stickers!
Favorite creative reuse project: Using random paper scraps to make pretty journal layouts
What they’re up to off the clock: doing some form of art, wandering local forest trails, thrifting, or spending time with friends, family, and pets

Pronouns: she, her, hers

helloannarbor@scrapcreativereuse.org

MARIA BARBATO

Reuse Specialist

Hometown: Canton, MI
Current Residence: Ypsilanti, MI
Been at SCRAP since: December 2023
SCRAP expertise: Organization, connecting people with the resources they're seeking
Favorite store item: Beads, old photos, stamps, yarn
Favorite creative reuse project: Earrings, crochet, patching holes in clothes
What they’re up to off the clock: Hoarding library books, baking, caring for my guinea pigs, camping

Pronouns: she, her, hers

helloannarbor@scrapcreativereuse.org

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We count on your generosity as an individual, foundation, corporate sponsor, or partner.

You feel the creative, environmental, and educational love from SCRAP. You return the love by adding to our resources so we can share with others. It becomes a circle of love that keeps giving – to you, to us, and to the entire community.

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