Our Team
In the Office
Keeping our non-profit plugged in and plugging away — diligently and delightfully so.
Kaliya Smith
she/her
Interim Executive Director
kaliya@upcyclepartsshop.org
Nicole McGee
she/her
Co-Founder; Strategy Consultant
nicole@upcyclepartsshop.org
Lauren Baird
she/her
Office Manager; Shop Manager
lauren@upcyclepartsshop.org
Frankie Conti
she/they Programming Director frankie@upcyclepartsshop.org
In the Shop
The first faces you’ll meet when you walk through our door — our shop staff is busy shaking hands, running the register, processing your material donations, and keeping the shop looking colorful and coordinated all week long.
Shariah Abdul-Khaliq
she/her
Shop Specialist
shariah@upcyclepartsshop.org
Zakiya Erby
she/her Shop Specialist zakiya@upcyclepartsshop.org
Lauren Baird
she/her
Shop Manager; Office Manager
lauren@upcyclepartsshop.org
Upcycle All-Stars
Experts at introductions and tapping into creative potential, there aren’t many places in Cleveland our Upcycle All-Stars haven’t infiltrated! Keep an eye out for these familiar faces at schools, events, and private programming efforts all through the year. Click here for upcoming Public Programming!
Unpictured: Angela Hulett, Kathie Asbury, MaryAnn Nicolay
Board of Directors
Board Officers:
Devon Fegen-Herdman, Board Chair, Positive Education Program (PEP)
David Holmes, Board Vice-Chair, Candid
Maureen Wise, Board Secretary, Sustainability Consultant, Professor, Independent Writer
Greg Malkin, Board Treasurer, Retired, Founder Youth Entrepreneur Institute (YEI)
Board Directors:
Stephanie Allen, Marketing and Special events Consultant
Michelle Broome, Neighborhood Leadership Institute
Ilanit Kalir, Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Sarah Kolansky, Graham Partners
Bri Lazarchik, Boys Hope Girls Hope of Northeastern Ohio
Allison Lukascy-Love, Greater Cleveland Partnership
Brittney A Smith, Positively Empowering & Restoring Ladies Self-Esteem (PEARLS, Inc)
