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

annarbordirector@scrapcreativereuse.org 

JUNIPER 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 child, reading, and spending time with my pets

Pronouns: she, her, hers

helloannarbor@scrapcreativereuse.org

Vera O'Neill

CRC Coordinator 

• Hometown: Ortonville, MI
• Current Residence: Ypsilanti, MI
• Been at SCRAP since: March 2026  
• SCRAP expertise: In-store assistance, connections to local resources, creating little signs and displays, and accidentally knocking objects off the counter
• Favorite store item: Drawing & writing supplies, embroidery floss & tools, little kitsch
• Favorite creative reuse project: Painting terracotta pots for my plant friends
• What they’re up to off the clock: I love to get out into nature and go hiking & camping, I also enjoy writing poetry and drawing (and being interrupted by my cat Theo).
• Pronouns: They, them

helloannarbor@scrapcreativereuse.org

TALIAH BLAIR

Education Coordinator

• Hometown: Ypsi, MI
• Current Residence: Michigan
• Been at SCRAP since: January 2025  
• SCRAP expertise: 
  Working smoothly and swiftly, creating organized spaces, and fostering a welcoming, engaging and sightly hyper environment for children & adults (often includes music, and talks of niche subjects)
• Favorite store item: Art and Craft Books
• Favorite creative reuse project: 
  Tactile anything: Collage, Leather, Wood etc.
• What they’re up to off the clock: Going out exploring city life, cooking up food for loved ones, and researching whatever subject is on my mind.

Pronouns: they, them

helloannarbor@scrapcreativereuse.org

FEN

Reuse & Education Specialist

• Been at SCRAP since: January 2025  
• SCRAP expertise: Helping customers find supplies to make their creative dreams reality
• Favorite store item: Yarn and wood
• Favorite creative reuse project: Crocheting a tree with yarn from SCRAP
• What they’re up to off the clock: walking, hanging out with my cat, or playing with tamagotchis

helloannarbor@scrapcreativereuse.org