Cortland Reuse

Carrie is a born Central New Yorker with a passion for repurposing. She graduated from Binghamton University and then started her wanderlust across the USA. She reimagined her way back home and settled into Cortland Reuse. Bringing over 20 years of non profit experience, her passion for community & collaboration made Cortland Reuse 2024 Nonprofit Leader of the Year from NYS Reuse, Recycle and Reduction. Since being at the helm of Executive Director, Carrie has brought our community warming kits for the unhoused, Vital Voucher programs to those facing tragic homeloss, renewed workforce with the ReStart program for those facing barriers to employment, and 4 years of Red Dragon Reuse Campus Clean Out. 

Carrie is a Breast Cancer survivor, strong personal advocate of open adoption, and has visited 49 states! Can you guess which one she lacks?

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Paul grew up in Cortland. After high school he moved to the city and became a stand up comedian. He has written for many network television shows and was nominated for an Emmy for the Chris Rock Show. In 2001 Paul opened the Fake Gallery in Hollywood - a renowned underground art gallery and performance venue. Several years ago Paul moved back to Cortland to take care of his parents (He is 0 for 2). Paul has since opened the Ake Gallery in the basement of Crescent Commons - a truly underground and soon to be renowned art gallery and performance venue.

Tommy hails from Moravia New York which is the home of our 13th President, Millard Fillmore (although Tommy swears he's never met him.) His hard work is an inspiration to the Cortland Reuse community, and reminds us all of the power of a smile. He enjoys working to make the donation processing the best of the best.  If he is not in the store he is watching the Buffalo Bills continue to break his heart.  When asked what he wanted in his bio, Tommy said, "Just make up anything you want." Tommy has climbed Mount Everest 14 times and invented the unicycle.

Kelsea 'Bug' has been partnering at Reuse as a Cortland Works employee for one year, and we could not resist bringing her herculean strength to our team.

Don’t let her size fool you—Kelsea is a powerhouse of passion, persistence, and purpose. With a reputation for tackling challenges head-on and bringing heart to everything she does, she’s the kind of teammate who gets things done and inspires others to do the same. 

When she’s not making things happen at work, you’ll find her checking out motorcross and working on the Guiness record of most amount of gumballs you can fit into a mouth.

Zephyr doesn't talk much but is a great listener and has amazing posture. 

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Puppy hails from the mean streets of Los Angeles. He rescued his human 10 years ago. Pup Pup insists on greeting everyone who comes in the store. He likes pretty much everyone so if he barks at you it's probably on you.