Our Team
The heart of We Made This is the team that supports the mission. Get to know our program staff:
Tin Tin Pyone- We Made This Lead Sewing Instructor
Tin Tin Pyone is the lead sewing teacher for ACC’s We Made This sewing training program. Tin Tin came to the United states after fleeing her home country of Burma in 1993, living with her family in Thailand until 2006, and living in a refugee camp until 2008. Tin Tin is incredibly driven, passionate, and patient. She has been a teacher for the program since 2012 and has trained hundreds of refugee women to sew. Many of her students have gone on to be We Made This artisans, find employment in the sewing industry, start their own businesses, and gain confidence.
Tarsha Miller, We Made This Lead
After transitioning from a 14-year teaching career, Tarsha joined the We Made This team in July 2018 as an AmeriCorps VISTA, coordinating the program's business development, and was later hired as We Made This Specialist. Now as WMT Lead, she oversees WMT’s sewing training program, business operations, and integration and outreach efforts. With an interest in community-building and women’s empowerment through microbusiness, she also owns and operates an online handmade craft business. Tarsha feels privileged to serve the Denver refugee community through this important, impactful work.