Vision
Brockport: a beacon of learning, collaboration, and innovation.
About us
A community of creators
We want Brockport to be the Creative Capital of the Erie Canal
It Begins in Brockport (IBiB) is a makerspace located in Hart Gallery 27 in downtown Brockport, NY. Operated by Brockport Original Builds, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, our mission is to empower community innovation and learning through accessible digital fabrication.
We believe that creativity and STEM learning are lifelong skills. Whether you are an expert looking for access to high-end tools or a beginner wanting to learn digital design, IBiB provides the space, equipment, and mentorship to turn your ideas into reality.
Founder & President
BoB is a Chemistry professor at SUNY Brockport and has been in STEM education since 2005.
His passion for lifelong learning in technology and science extends beyond the classroom.
BoB has been a great teacher and the folks I have met there are welcoming and have good ideas.
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Sustainable
Striving to use resources efficiently and with concern for their impact on our society.
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Responsible
Maintaining our shared equipment to ensure it is ready and working for the next maker.
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Respectful
Understanding that each of us is at a different stage of our creative journey.
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Collaborative
Working together to maintain our community and foster one another’s creativity.
Mission
Empowering community innovation and learning through accessible digital fabrication.
Brockport Original Builds
Brockport Original Builds (BOB) is a 501(c)3 charitable organization that holds the legal, fiscal, and governance responsibilities for IBiB. Brockport Original Builds works to improve the lives of traditional and non-traditional learners by providing access to tools, training, and professional development opportunities needed to work, create, and innovate in a technology-rich environment.
Meet the board
Louis DiCarro
Vice President
A life-long maker, Louis has served in makerspace leadership prior to arriving in Western New York, were he works in graphic design and selling high end woodworking tools and materials. His favorite form of creativity is “everything”.
Zak Robinson
Treasurer
Zak is a physicist who studies materials for next-generation computers in his research lab. But, really, Zak and his students design, make, and automate custom instruments to do fun experiments in the lab. Zak’s experiences have given him good practice making things in a traditional machine shop (mill and lathe), and with various maker tools like 3D printers and CNC machines. When Zak isn’t in the research lab doing experiments, he’s busy dreaming up and sketching on napkins the next instrument he wants to build.
Jeremy Linden
Secretary
Jeremy is the owner of Linden Preservation Services and has more than two decades of experience in the cultural heritage field, focusing on preservation and sustainability. In his spare time, he is an avid builder of Lego sets.
Annie Crane
Community Relations
Annie is a long-time active resident of the Village of Brockport, Former Village Trustee/Deputy Mayor. She has a very rusty degree in chemistry and has worked at Lift Bridge Book Shop for decades. She believes in teamwork; that collaboration can foster learning, creativity, empathy and understanding. Annie has no artistic skills, but very much enjoys the artistry of others. Her personal form of creativity is culinary.
We support makers, learners, and creators through every stage of their journey.
Join a growing community of artists and engineers.