OUR STAFF
Alesen Corella - Founder
An avid yard-saler and thrifter all her life and after having raised all three children she asked herself, "what would be a fun thing to do the rest of my life?"
Her grandmother was the first original "hippie" and created a magical garden from dumpster diving her local alleyways. She passed on her love of no waste and re-purposing to all 13 of her grandchildren.
Alesen is also passionate about working with people in helping them find their passions, gifts and abilities and putting them to work in those strengths so that they can find meaningful, purposeful fulfilling work.
She is excited to be able to partner with great people doing great work for others in our community to help them do even more great work! A Thrift store seemed a natural platform in which to do all these things. Thus the vision of Gatherings was born.
An avid yard-saler and thrifter all her life and after having raised all three children she asked herself, "what would be a fun thing to do the rest of my life?"
Her grandmother was the first original "hippie" and created a magical garden from dumpster diving her local alleyways. She passed on her love of no waste and re-purposing to all 13 of her grandchildren.
Alesen is also passionate about working with people in helping them find their passions, gifts and abilities and putting them to work in those strengths so that they can find meaningful, purposeful fulfilling work.
She is excited to be able to partner with great people doing great work for others in our community to help them do even more great work! A Thrift store seemed a natural platform in which to do all these things. Thus the vision of Gatherings was born.
Alesen Corella - Founder
An avid yard-saler and thrifter all her life and after having raised all three children she asked herself, "what would be a fun thing to do the rest of my life?"
Her grandmother was the first original "hippie" and created a magical garden from dumpster diving her local alleyways. She passed on her love of no waste and re-purposing to all 13 of her grandchildren.
Alesen is also passionate about working with people in helping them find their passions, gifts and abilities and putting them to work in those strengths so that they can find meaningful, purposeful fulfilling work.
She is excited to be able to partner with great people doing great work for others in our community to help them do even more great work! A Thrift store seemed a natural platform in which to do all these things. Thus the vision of Gatherings was born.
An avid yard-saler and thrifter all her life and after having raised all three children she asked herself, "what would be a fun thing to do the rest of my life?"
Her grandmother was the first original "hippie" and created a magical garden from dumpster diving her local alleyways. She passed on her love of no waste and re-purposing to all 13 of her grandchildren.
Alesen is also passionate about working with people in helping them find their passions, gifts and abilities and putting them to work in those strengths so that they can find meaningful, purposeful fulfilling work.
She is excited to be able to partner with great people doing great work for others in our community to help them do even more great work! A Thrift store seemed a natural platform in which to do all these things. Thus the vision of Gatherings was born.
Becky Clapp - Customer Service Cashier
Holds down the fort with a friendly sense of humor. We love having her attend to our customers needs.
Holds down the fort with a friendly sense of humor. We love having her attend to our customers needs.
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Michelle - Decorator Extraordinaire
She is the one responsible for the fabulous window displays you enjoy! As well as the overal atmosphere of our wonderful little shop with her creative vignettes. One of our artisan partners, she creates garden art from vintage and miscellaneous kitchenware plus She brings an eclectic mix of great finds for home décor and collectors. |
Christine - Jewelry Maker/Customer Service Cashier
Christine is our jewelry gal. She is passionate about making it and has a wonderful offerings. She keeps all our donated jewelry fresh and stocked here at Gatherings and a joy to talk with if you get the chance. 
Diana -Customer Service Cashier
She is relatively a new kid to the area. She fell in love with Paso Robles; the small town feel, the concerts in the park, and her co-workers. She loves the color purple, cats and being a part of the Gatherings Crew. She loves the outdoors and having fun. That's why she seeks out her peeps at her happy place... Gatherings.... 
Maggie -Knit, crochet Artisan /Customer Service Cashier
She makes the most amazing things from yarn. Come on in and enjoy her creativity and great customer service 
Laurie - Customer Service Cashier / Director of Daily Affairs
She started our as a volunteer here at Gatherings and has grown into one of our full time team members. She loves the outdoors and is passionate about helping people and the environment. Gatherings is a natural fit. She recently has taken on our social media avenues so you can see what great things we have in store. 
Angela - Customer Service Cashier
Angela is an on-the-go mother of 7 and Grandma to one but still has time to devote to helping out here at Gatherings. She is our expert warehouse organizer keeping some sense to the chaos of our donation 
Theresa Farris - Board Member
Theresa loves what Gatherings is doing in the community and helping to support seeing it move forward. Mother of 5 grown children and passionate about our community, she is an enthusiastic supporter. 
Terri Wright -Board Member
Terri has a boxer dog that she enjoys the outdoors with. She loves the special relationships that Gatherings offers. She is a community chaplain and works with Mending the Soul as a group facilitator. She is a hardworking volunteer filling in when needed. 
Colette Bates -
Colette has had a long career in retail, jewelry, books and clothes after which she worked many years at the library. Her passions are books, jewelry (especially rhinestones), her husband, her friends and cats Bella and Buddy. She loves the philosophy of Gatherings, the people she works with, and helping the customers. "Its not just a shop, its an experience and I am very grateful to be a part of it." |