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: Textiles, Yarn, Embroidery Floss
Favorite creative reuse project: Mixed media collage, fabric portraits, anything with yarn!

Pronouns: she, her, hers

claire.t@scrapcreativereuse.org

JUNE BEATY

Creative Reuse Center Manager

Been at SCRAP since: Jan 2019
SCRAP expertise: Organizing the sales floor and volunteer coordinaton
Favorite store item: Yarn
Favorite creative reuse project: Crochet stuffies. Fabric collage
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

helloannarbor@scrapcreativereuse.org

HAYLEY BYERS

Education/Reuse Specialist

Hometown: Franklin, Pennsylvania
Curretn Residence: Ypsilanti, MI
Been at SCRAP since: March 2023
SCRAP expertise: Thinking of creative ways to use donations. Maintaining a fun and funky atmosphere while teaching sustainable education.
Favorite store item: Old polaroid pictures, cool buttons, fabric and yarn
Favorite creative reuse project: Recycled tire ottomans!
What they’re up to off the clock: Hiking with my dog, baking, crafting while listening to an audiobook

Pronouns: she, her, hers

annarboreducation@scrapcreativereuse.org

AKANNI HAYES

Reuse Specialist

~Info Coming soon~

Hometown: Greensboro,NC
Current Residence: Ypsilanti, MI
Been at SCRAP since: May 2023
SCRAP expertise: Rethinking and forming new ideas around materials purpose and uses
Favorite store items: The seemingly bottomless bins of random things
Favorite creative reuse project: Recycled paper making
What they’re up to off the clock: Reading a book. Eating a snack

Pronous: he, him, his (no preference)

helloannarbor@scrapcreativereuse.org

KIRA BREHOB

Reuse Specialist

Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
Curretn 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

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