Our Team
Alden
Front Team
They jumped the dimensional divide to join our cause. Keeper of the third ritual, glows under blacklight.
Amanda Email
Outreach Coordinator
Amanda’s heart melts for reuse, fuzzy creatures & all things handmade.
Boet
Tech Wizard
With a history in theater, software development, and more, Boet now uses his talents to advance the world of salvage!
Brad Email
Lead Estimator
Spends most of his days scoping salvage in the Second Use Prius. Yell “Hey Brad!” next time you see it in traffic.
Brian
Field + Yard Crew
Migrated from Michigan. Brings his midwestern sensibilities to every transaction. Keeps calm, cool, and collected so we can carry on.
Calyn Email
Co-Owner + General Manager
We call her our general manager, but we mean the general glue that holds this whole thing together.
Dave
Yard Crew
Our friendliest giant. Holds the Second Use Fall Fest record for preparing 1100 hot dogs in 6 hours.
Flynn Email
Store Manager
Superhuman levels of strength and positive energy. Also, the creative force behind our iconic “grill” and “man eats house” tee shirts.
Graham
Receiving Crew
Cray Cray for replay, this guy wants your salvage on his truck. Always hungry to curate, recreate, repurpose, revamp & reload.
Greg
Yard + Field Crew
Resident class clown with a creative streak. Known to binge-watch Sanford and Sons.
Jack
Yard Dog
Jack works tirelessly to ensure that this scrappy salvage crew stays upbeat and on task!
Jeremy
Yard Crew
Jeremy likes long walks on the beach, red wine, and salvaged yard decorations.
Jon
Receiving + Yard Crew
This cheery metalhead and Seattle/Tacoma native came to rock the salvage world. Ask about his secret combo move!
Jonathon Email
Receiving Manager
Has worked at 2/3’s of Seattle’s finest salvage yards. Hands off, Earthwise.
Katie
Front Team
Katie keeps the store (and her expansive hat collection) fresh and exciting at all times.
L. Patch
Director of Human Resources
Keeping Second Use’s human staff fully resourced for reuse.
Manuel
Yard Crew
11 year veteran of the salvage game. A lean, mean master of merchandise.
Michael
Co-Owner
Most frequently found in Receiving. Member of the salvage lifestyle since 1975. Lover of composting.
Nic
Yard Crew
Nic is a man of many achievements, but most significant to Second Use is his role as the first-ever employee hired at our Tacoma store. Just like that, a legend is born!
Nicole
Receiving Crew
This isn’t Nicole’s first sustainable building material rodeo. Before she joined our team, she worked at Green Depot and is our resident expert on materials new and old.
Nils Email
Receiving Crew/Wood Specialist
This self proclaimed “Wood geek” loves building custom furniture, restoring vintage carpentry tools & dad jokes.
Olivia
Front Team
This stylish salvageer is a font of arcane knowledge and a self-described “glass nerd.”
Patrick Email
Co-Owner + Vice President
Spent his formative years in theater. Now uses his powers to extract material with gusto and drama.
Paul
Yard Crew
Paul is a type of futurist architecture characterized by space age themes and non-utilitarian design.
Rachel Email
Receiving + Yard Crew
Has dabbled in conservative work and deconstruction. She has a big love for the Tacoma sustainability community. Always on the look out for customers with cute pups.
Richard
Receiving Crew
An assemblage artist by night, a Richard works with our Receiving Crew to assemble the buffet of found objects and salvaged items that makes our inventory pop.
Sara
Receiving Crew
When she’s not at work in our receiving department, Sara can be found glorifying garbage or fearlessly scaling mountains.
Ted Email
Co-Owner + Tech Wizard
The nocturnal force that keeps our database running and your online browsing potential maximized.
Tim
Yard Manager
Has kept Second Use employees hustling for nearly two decades. Do not step between this man and his work ethic.
Vik Email
Salvage Services Manager
This Midwesterner is the only person in our warehouse who doesn’t get cold in the winter. They also build really cool things.
Zoë Email
Store Manager
With a degree in math and a job history of marine engineering and grave digging, Zoë can accomplish just about anything except coming up with a bio on the spot.