Meet the Team
Look at your clothes, your bags, almost any fabric you own - sewn. Sewn, most often by the de-valued hands of millions of Women of Color around the globe. While we cannot shift the entire global system, we can invest in people in our community and pay living wages and care for people the planet in the process. Our team works in tight collaboration, creating the products, training, upskilling makers, and threading purpose back into sewing.
Janay Brower
Founder & CEO
Jo-Anne Perkins
COO
Christine Cramer-Siembor
Product Development & Design Director
Alma Obande
Program Manager
Erica Millbrooks
Lead Sewing Instructor
Heather Holmes
Lead Sewist & Production Coordinator
Traci Richmond
Quality Manger
Heidi LePlante
Retail Manager
Sallie Bacon
Sewist
Zawadi Leya
Sewist
Alessandra Taranta
Sewist
Ricki Haller-Zamora
Sewist
Sarah Boersen
Sewist
Alyson Vitale
Sewist
Hristo Katsiouras
Public Relations Intern GVSU
Our Board
The dedication and passion of our board has been a critical force behind our nonprofit's success. We've tackled challenges and achieved great things together because of their guidance and support. We're excited to keep weaving a brighter future together!
Board President
Alice Jasper, People First Economy
Vice President
Kari Bliss, PADNOS
Secretary
Beca Velazquez-Publes, Brigham Consulting
Treasurer
Jake Himmelspach, Peopledesign
Member
Anne Marie Hertl, Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition
Our Board
The dedication and passion of our board has been a critical force behind our nonprofit's success. We've tackled challenges and achieved great things together because of their guidance and support. We're excited to keep weaving a brighter future together!
Alice Jasper, People First Economy
Board President
Kari Bliss, PADNOS
Vice President
Beca Velazquez-Publes, Brigham Consulting
Secretary
Jake Himmelspach, Peopledesign
Treasurer
Anne Marie Hertl, Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition
Member