Carrie Rasor

Executive Director

Carrie Rasor is a woodworker and small business owner based in New Orleans. In addition to her work with Dykes With Drills, Carrie owns a community makerspace for people to learn and create. Her journey into woodworking began in 2014 when she enrolled in the furniture making program at the Chicago School of Woodworking. Through her community makerspace and her work with Dykes With Drills, she is dedicated to teaching woodworking skills and creating an inclusive environment for individuals to learn and create together.

Jackie Frole

New York Program Liaison

Jackie, a set designer and artist living and working in Chicago, is thrilled to bring Dykes With Drills to New York. Jackie began her woodworking career designing and building sets for theater. She also creates and styles sets and props for tv & film; her favorite among them being TruTV’s hidden-camera magic prank show “The Carbonaro Effect.”

AK Kritt

Chicago Program Liaison

AK Kritt first joined the DWD team during the pandemic with an awesome, two part virtual weaving and loom making workshop. She is an incredible community builder, has great ideas for workshops, meetups and builds, is outgoing, connected and a wonderful addition to our team!

Sarah Nelson

Bay Area Program Liaison

Sarah started at Dykes With Drills as a participant and quickly made her way into the role of volunteer, event lead and now Program Liaison. Sarah loves running community builds and meet-ups, and is welcoming and supportive of all of our new builders.

Social media manager

Chelsea Van Voorhis is a New Orleans based visual artist and woodworker that uses a traditional medium of wood veneer to create non-traditional pieces with strong social and political commentary surrounding the female experience. Her passion is teaching at nonprofits and community organizations who encourage accessibility and inclusivity in craft. Chelsea lives in New Orleans with her rescue pup, Muppet.

Julie Peri

FOUNDER

Julie is a builder. She spent her childhood playing with LEGOs, got a degree in civil engineering and worked as a construction supervisor with Habitat for Humanity prior to starting Dykes With Drills to teach women and queers how to build. Julie believes in learning from our mistakes, collaborative team work, and creative design process. Julie is passionate about sharing her love of growth with others, and believes that “anything is possible.”