SCRAPLANTA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Harlan Eplan (he/him)
Board Chair
Harlan is a fourth-generation Decatur resident with several years of experience in both start-up and corporate environments. In his spare time, he can be found giving back to the community and creating beautiful memories with his daughter.
Janet Wood (she/her)
Board Secretary
Janet is a marketer and artist based out of Atlanta, GA. By day, Janet is a Marketing Manager on the Revenue Marketing team at HubSpot where she works on demand management and lead strategy. She’s also experienced in content marketing, SEO, and digital marketing. Her professional sweet spot is using data to clear ambiguity and create alignment. Outside of work, Janet takes sculpting classes at Cherrylion Studios and is fiercely passionate about ethical consumer behaviors and the environment. She loves tattoos, art, lavender lattes, running, spending as much time in the park as possible, hanging out with her cat Bean, and finding things to laugh about.
Laura Linman, MPA EDFP
Board Vice-President
Laura originally hails from North Carolina (Go Heels!), but likes to tell people she got to Atlanta as fast as she could. She has over a decade of experience in sustainable economic development work, which has included grant writing and management, business finance, and business development. During working hours, you can find Laura supporting Atlanta’s commercial districts through her position at the Atlanta BeltLine. In her free time, Laura is often dreaming of her next creative project while running after her tiny human and two dogs.
Marisa Levy(she/her)
General Board Member
Marisa is a New York native, with a neuroscience background and a passion for creative endeavors. She works as a customer success manager at a fintech startup by day and explores creative outlets at night. Previously, she has taken improv and sketch writing classes and is now focused on using her artistic energy to master her sewing machine. A huge nerd, she aspires to be able to create her own cosplays from scratch for DragonCon.
Tom Rosenmayer (he/him)
General Board Member
Tom is the Founder and CTO of Silpra Technologies, a sustainable materials start-up. He is long-time Tucker resident with international business experience through his extensive career in innovative materials. He currently serves as an external advisory board member for the GA Tech School of Materials Science & Engineering.
Ottilie Murray (They/Them)
General Board Member
Ottilie is an award-winning cosplayer with decades of Prop and Costume Experience. They have been a long-time Scraplanta Volunteer and the mastermind behind Scraplanta’s Patchwork Pinwheel Merchandise. Ottilie also enjoys building puppets and sharing their creative adventures at www.AngryPlainJanesWorkshop.com
SCRAPLANTA FOUNDERS
Susan Reu
Susan Reu (She/Her) first learned of creative reuse programs from an article in the Sunday newspaper several years ago. After visiting The Scrap Exchange in Durham, NC, she was hooked. Two of her favorite creative reuse activities have been making business cards from cereal boxes and making quilt squares with donated fabric and trim. Collage is her favorite form of artistic expression. Susan studied journalism at the University of Georgia and technical writing at Southern Polytechnic State University. She currently works as a freelance writer and editor. She derives joy from passing donated art materials along to artists, teachers, parents, and children.
Sally Shelton
Sally Shelton partnered with Susan to start WonderRoot Creative Reuse. They hosted monthly art programs around the Atlanta area with pre-loved art supplies.
Jamie Rosengren
Jamie is a fiber artist, who works in the film industry and owns Fiber Parts. Jamie helped Scraplanta transition away from WonderRoot and become an independent program.
Roseanne Winn
Roseanne Winn (She/Her) is originally from NYC, where she studied fine arts. Roseanne spent several decades as a software developer before relocating to Atlanta. After hearing about creative reuse, she was delighted to work with Scraplanta. Roseanne volunteers at Scraplanta's community events and in our donation processing area.
Melissa Wood
Melissa worked with the charter members to host Scraplanta's first pop-up shops with Corner Cup Coffee and Soulshine's Decatur Campus.