Katrina Chaves works for Trust Neighborhoods, a national nonprofit that partners with local communities across the US to provide affordable housing and prevent displacement in communities at risk of gentrifying. She says it's the Green Garage's "focus on sustainability and the diverse community of socially and environmentally conscious professionals" that initially drew her here. "More than a year later, I can say the energy and atmosphere created by Tom, Peggy, Matt and my 'co-workers' is my ideal work environment. I love coming to work in a space with lots of windows and warm interiors; it manages to be peaceful with just the right amount of buzz and Peggy's baked treats are the cherry on top!"

Zac Young is a landscape architect with Tessere, which is based in Wichita, Kansas. Zac has operated as a remote worker here since 2022. He calls the Green Garage his “home away from home,” providing not just a professional and comfortable space to do his work, but a community to be part of. He says that people here care not only about the work they do, but about each other. He points to some nuanced touches that make the workspace special, like a curated library, homemade baked goods, news and articles that appear on his desk from others who have thought of him, and the refreshing breeze that blows through the windows in the spring and fall.

Rhonda Greene is the executive director of Heritage Works, a longstanding nonprofit organization that promotes youth and community development in Detroit through cultural traditions, arts, and education, including African-centric drum and dance education. Rhonda has operated Heritage Works out of the Green Garage since 2017. She says she values our culture of celebrating each community members’ successes, personal and professional, as well as opportunities to work from our three season room (particularly in the spring) and take part in our regular triple bottom line business leadership conversations.

Strawberry Solar is a group of like-minded individuals working towards a better future for the state of Michigan and our planet. With an expertise in solar and battery storage, they help homeowners and businesses achieve energy independence and reduce their carbon footprint. Will Held and the entire Strawberry Solar team joined the Green Garage back in 2018 and, according to Will, they’ve “loved every minute! We started with a two-person office and have steadily grown into a six-person space. Along the way, the Green Garage has been there to offer everything we may need as a small business, and we are so happy to call the Green Garage our headquarters."

Ben VanderSloot is a Staff Software Engineer at Mozilla, where he writes code and develops web standards for every web browser to adopt. Mozilla is a mission-driven, non-profit-owned company best known for the Firefox browser. Ben has been working at the Green Garage since December 2022. He says it's been a wonderful place to work because it is "just as much a community center for people making the world better with their labor as it is a home for that labor. Kind people make the Green Garage a comfortable place to do my best work."