Nathan Filbrandt  |  Graphic Designer 

Nathan is a multidisciplinary designer with a passion for creating meaningful connections through his work. He enjoys working across various forms of media and is always looking for new and creative ways to bring ideas to life.

After spending more than five years as a video professional, he shifted his focus towards graphic design and received his BFA from California College of the Arts where he graduated with honors.

Throughout his career, Nathan has collaborated with a diverse range of clients, from small non-profits to large multinational businesses, each with unique goals and objectives. Whether it’s print, digital, video, or motion graphics, he possesses the creative aptitude and technical knowledge to make it happen. Nathan is dedicated to his craft and views it as a lifestyle rather than just a job.

Fun Facts: While working as a videographer for CarBuzz, Nathan once found himself as a passenger in an SIAI-Marchetti S.211 military training jet, hitting 5 gs and doing barrel rolls over the Eldorado Mountains in Nevada

Eric Leland  |  FivePaths - Strategic Technology and Website Development

Eric Leland has spent the last 15 years working with progressive organizations tackling online and offline technology challenges. As the founder and director of Leland Design, Eric focuses on strategic technology planning, website and database planning, development, and implementation for entities including progressive health and human services organizations, human rights groups, and environmental advocacy groups. Eric served as the director of TechCommons at TechSoup.org, one of the nation's most comprehensive nonprofit technology assistance organizations. Eric directed technology activists seeking solutions to systemic nonprofit technology issues, leveraging the latest online community tools to engage nonprofits and solution providers to contribute to lasting solutions.

Fun Facts: Eric is very active in nonprofit and technology circles. He serves on the board of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, and as a member of the Tech Underground and the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network.

Noelle Bonner  |  Bonner Communications - Public Relations

Noelle Bonner started her communications career in the San Francisco office of a leading national crisis communications firm. In the winter of 2011, Noelle moved from San Francisco to New York City, and became the PR Director of a new high fashion magazine. After successfully leading the launch of the magazine, which was embraced by the fashion community, she moved on to pursue other interests on the business side of fashion. But shortly after, she was tapped to be the NY Consultant for a San Francisco based crisis management firm with Fortune 500 and celebrity clientele on the East Coast. That was in the fall of 2012. By winter 2012, Noelle added two other companies to her client base, and with 3 clients on her roster, realized there was no looking back.

Fast-forward to today, and Bonner Communications has worked with clients and other agencies, spanning multiple industries; to create and evaluate messaging, manage reputations in the media and online, and place stories in top tier, local and trade media.

Fun Facts: Traveling (with family), experiencing new cultures, studying people (psych major), working out, self proclaimed ‘foodie’, shopping, politics, and reading books on various faiths and spiritual designations.

Vijay Gakhar  |  User Experience Advisor

Vijay is a frequent collaborator and advisor currently leading User Experience for Travelzoo. He has over nine years of User Experience, Interaction Design, User Research, Usability, and Product Design experience that he's gained in strategic design teams at Xoom, Yodlee, and SAP.

He enjoys designing cross platform consumer and enterprise experiences for mobile and web. Vijay is simply said, an ace, and has extensive experience driving the design process from requirements gathering, validation, user research, design, and supporting development. With him on your team you not only get excellent organizational, project management, multitasking, and communication skills served on a silver platter, but also an easy going, fun individual who loves work and plays hard.

Fun Facts: Used to sing in a choir at home in India, body surfs, but can't swim, and loves dancing :)