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.

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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

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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

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JONATHAN BRANT

Education Coordinator

  • 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

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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

    

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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

SUPPORT CREATIVE REUSE IN ANN ARBOR, MI!


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.