Want to help out?
If you would like to become a volunteer and join the team of Repair Cafe El Barrio, please email us! Let us know who you are, what you do, what you can do for Repair Café.
Meet Our Team of Volunteers!
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Rocio Salceda
FOUNDER
Fashion designer, troublemaker from Madrid based in NYC and founder of Repair Café El Barrio. Her specialties include sewing, adjusting clothing, repurposing textiles, and chatting with our visitors.
IG: @RocioRSalceda
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Miguel Angel Rivera Reyes
ALL STAR REPAIRER
Puerto Rico in da house! Miguel is a multidisciplinary artist and our star repairer. He can fix anything under the sun, swiftly and with style. Miguel’s specialties are appliances and electronics, but we often try him for something that doesn’t fall under those categories, and he delivers! Miguel lives for the challenges.
IG: @marr_art
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Kira Carleton
SEWING EXPERT
Kira Carleton is a clothing history student at NYU who works in theater costuming and has a magic hand for sewing and patching. Kira is excellent at taking our visitors through a step-by-step process. Not only is she a fabulous repairer, but Kira is also a natural mentor.