Staff
Irene is the proud owner of Collected Works, and has brought her taste and expertise to the store for over 38 years. She features mainly American artistic designers, and happily outfits customers with exquisite, one-of-a-kind ensembles. Irene has moved with Collected Works throughout downtown Ann Arbor: first at Liberty Street, then to Main Street, and now the NEWEST incarnation of the store on Detroit Street! Reaching retirement age, Irene has over TRIPLED the size of her store and isn't slowing down any time soon. She enjoys family time with her husband Rich, children, and now grandchildren!
Tressa has been part of the Collected Works team since 2008. Tressa's career has included design and art in many areas, including interior design and her Terrezza Jeweleryline. She applies her creative knowledge to the Collected Works windows and store displays. She loves working with the lively, lovely ladies who are Collected Works customers. Tressa has been a fan of Collected Works and Ann Arbor for the last 25 years.
Becky joined the Collected Works team in 2009. Becky has worked in the healing arts, in which she still dabbles. She expresses her creativity through writing, and has published a book of poetry Dancing Fish Touch the Sky. She is currently working on her second book. Collected Works is a perfect vehicle for her love of art. She enjoys helping people put together color, texture, fashion and accessories for a great look. She has shopped at Collected Works since she was 17; from zits to menopause!
Linda is a long-time Ann Arbor resident and a lifelong Michigan resident. During her career she was a high school and college teacher, and an Administrative Director at Washtenaw Community College. She retired after 35 years and, in 2009, joined the team at Collected Works. She loves sewing clothes for herself and her two daughters and is also an avid knitter. Linda loves going to concerts with her husband, art galleries with her daughter, and to the Jersey shore for summer vacations. At work, she enjoys getting to know the Collected Works customers and helping them find just the right outfit.
Dee Dee started working at Collected Works in June 2012. She grew up on Michigan's west coast and moved to Ann Arbor in 1990. She is married and has two sons. Dee Dee's interests outside of work include walking, skiing, and spending time with friends and family. She likes interacting with fellow employees, chatting with customers, and learning about clothing and their designers. Whether you are looking for a special occasion or just something fun and unique, Dee Dee is happy to help.
Pat has lived in Ann Arbor since 1964, has been a Collected Works customer for over 30 years, and has worked here since 2014. She enjoys interior design, hiking, gardening, fashion and her five grandchildren.. Recently retired from a career in hospital administration, Pat is delighted be a part of the creative and more fanciful side offered by Collected Works-customers, co-workers and, of course, clothes.
Joyce is happy to be working at Collected Works after being a long-time customer since the early days on Liberty Street. Joyce has lived in Ann Arbor since 1976 when she moved here from NYC. She taught in the Ann Arbor Public Schools and represented school employees before retiring. Joyce enjoys Tigers baseball and she is involved with the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre. It is great fun for Joyce to assist previous students, parents,school employees and other people that she knows from the area as they shop in Collected Works. She enjoys working with all customers to help them find their unique clothing or gift needs. She also enjoys helping to find that special scarf or accessory to top off any outfit!
Jen is the mother of two wonderful boys. She loves to divide her time between helping out at their schools and helping you find the right outfit for your lifestyle at Collected Works. Jen's forte´ is creating displays in the store and accessorizing outfits.
Carol's favorite color is purple. In her younger days, she graduated at the top of her computer programming class, and successfully completed the "Ich Bin Der Beste!" whitewater kayaking challenge at the Madawaska Kanu Camp. Since then she has raised three sons, baked 232 batches of chocolate chip cookies, and drunk countless liters of coffee. She loves working at Collected Works and helping ladies put together flattering and colorful outfits.
Lindsay has worked at Collected Works on and off since 1978! She re-joined the staff in 2016. Born and raised in Detroit, she now lives in Ann Arbor with her husband Arwulf and their three cats, where she tends her garden and creates medicinal herbal salves and creams.
She loves books, Women's Studies, free jazz and old blues, local radio, foreign films, modern dance and theatre.
Lindsay has a special fondness for artistic clothing, jewelry that sparkles, the color and weave of gorgeous fabric. She has a lot of fun assisting the fascinating women who come through Collected Works.
She loves books, Women's Studies, free jazz and old blues, local radio, foreign films, modern dance and theatre.
Lindsay has a special fondness for artistic clothing, jewelry that sparkles, the color and weave of gorgeous fabric. She has a lot of fun assisting the fascinating women who come through Collected Works.
