OUR TEAM
Carlos Peña
Business founder and owner Carlos Peña has been a graphic designer and master screen printer for over 15 years. A proud alumni of UMass Amherst, EforAll Holyoke and Milton Hershey, Carlos is originally from the Dominican Republic, grew up in New York City and now calls Holyoke home. He loves working with youth and outside of running Paper City Clothing Company he is the Director of the Design & Entrepreneurship program at Lighthouse Holyoke.
Katy Peña Moonan
has played a behind the scenes role in PCCC operations since day one, and loves using her entrepreneurship background to design a business model that centers youth opportunities. A proud graduate of Smith and UMass Isenberg, she grew up in Mexico but now calls Holyoke home.
Alexis Diaz
is a food justice leader currently managing the Holyoke Farmer's Market as well as an emerging fashion designer born and raised in Holyoke. A graduate of Lighthouse Holyoke, he has worked with Paper City Clothing supporting youth programming and overall shop operations, currently collaborating with the recycled textiles project.
Sofia Molina
recently graduated from the Umass Amherst BDIC program with a BA in Applied Research for Social Change, Sofia is working with the team as an Applied Research consultant around recycled textiles.
Diana Rodriguez
Recycled Textiles Weatherization and Workshops Lead, Diana is a multidisciplinary artist with a track record of community leadership in the area through her role as Assistant Director of ArteSana Inc. Outside her work in textiles with PCCC she is an inventory manager at a fair trade imports company based in Easthampton MA.
