Seattle Staff
Kurt
The Big Boss
The Worktrauskas aka the man behind why we all work so hard
Aaron
Director of Salvage Operations
Our fearless leader braves the Tacoma to Seattle commute daily to help salvage, merchandise, and keep us on track.
Lacy
Sales, Marketing, and Outreach
Ugly furniture and Lacy go hand in hand because outside of Earthwise she enjoys reupholstering and saving them.
Alison
Office Manager Extraordinaire
Alison claims she only works here because we allow dogs to come to work.
Nate
Seattle Store Manage
When Nate isn’t working on home improvement projects, he enjoys welding cute little octopuses from salvaged materials that live on the store counter
Kara
Seattle Retail
Kara is almost a tongue twister- She live in Tacoma, is from Texas, and collects tin toys.
Diana
The Lighting Lady
Diana has been lighting the dark spaces of your homes and our hearts for 11 years!
Jonathan
Seattle Retail
Jonathan’s love of retail merchandising has given the Seattle store a fun makeover filled with crazy vignettes and funky displays.
Whitney
Seattle Retail
Whitey speaks 5 languages and is currently learning Japanese…enough said!
Paul
Acquisitions Manager
Threw his corporate desk job out the window in favor of getting down and dirty in the world of salvage. He can be found in the shop or salvaging an old house.
Kyarsten
Salvage Crew Lead
Don’t be surprised if you see cute little woodland creatures following her around the yard, Kyarsten knows every word to every Disney song (and sings them while working)
Tacoma Staff
Dave
Tacoma Store Manager
Proof customers make the best employees. Dave actually applied to both SecondUse and Earthwise at the same time- sorry SecondUse, we called him back first 😛
Coral
Tacoma Assistant Manager
Our resident dead thing lover, Coral is always looking for her next specimen…or a shelf/jar to put it in.
Amanda
Tacoma Retail
Don’t let that sweet mid-western accent and love of a good joke fool you, Amanda is the resident sass master of Tacoma and will keep you on your toes.
Phil
Tacoma Retail
Phil could possibly the most interesting person…the man was attacked by a mountain lion for pete sakes!
Amber
Tacoma Retail
When not at Earthwise you can find Amber being a Lady Boss at RAWR in Sanford and Sons Antiques in Tacoma.
Aberdeen Staff
Cat
Aberdeen Store Manager
Rumor has it that Cat can do an Irish step dance, we might have found our entertainment for the next staff BBQ 😉
Mal
Aberdeen Assistant Store Manager
When he’s not working at Earthwise Mal is making the world a better place with volunteer work at the local animal shelter, doing trail maintenance, and peace corp.
Meadow
Aberdeen Retail
Meadow loves lifting heavy objects and rearranging the store. She also all things geeky and antiquey (she can school the best of us on salvage knowledge). She is also “slightly” obsessed with antique sewing machines.
Toby
Aberdeen Retail
Direct quote “Hi my name is Toby. I collect roadkill.”
Dog Crew
Bindi
Dog Crew
Bindi will be your personal shopper and gently carries cabinet hardware and plumbing parts to customers around the store…even if you don’t want it.
Clyde
Dog Crew
Don’t let his cold demeanor fool you! This pup LOVES to get loved on, he just makes you work for it.
Archie
Dog Crew
Like a true little brother, Archie is Clyde’s mini me and will follow Clyde around for hours happily trying to play.
Cliff
Dog Crew
Even though Cliff is not the traditional black and white pup of Earthwise he has won a spot in our hearts
Courage
Dog Crew
Courage the slightly cowardly dog can be found wearing his night make-up and sleeping in the weirdest of places