MEET THE
COLLECTIVE
When heβs not imagineering, making awesome stuff, upsetting everyone internally by constantly tweaking client work until it feels just right, heβll be building things, messing around in boats, under cars, or sailing off to non-cell service areas and figuring out where to catch our next meal.
James Whale
Co-Founder | CEO
Ryan is Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer at Commune. In addition to annoying everyone with statements like, βread the briefβ and βmake sure itβs effective,β Ryan enjoys his beloved LA Angels and fly fishing (when he can figure out how to tie the knots correctly).
Ryan La Rosa
Co-Founder | COO
Richardson Reigart is the EVP, Brand Strategy Director at Commune Communication, responsible for all brand and communications strategy and planning.
Richardson Reigart
Chief Strategy Officer
Michael is an award-winning copywriter who specializes in writing bold headlines, pushing a brand voice into exciting new territories, and three putting for bogey.
Michael Ziman
Creative Director
Meet Anna, media director and metrics translator. She choreographs channels, charms algorithms, and turns messy numbers into tidy winsβfast, friendly, fiercely focused. Off hours: traveling with her three kids, beach days, and childrenβs book signings.
Anna Lamson
Media Director
Aaray is a Commune Graphic Designer. He creates his most creative work from chairlifts between runs finding inspiration in every twist, turn, jump and wipeout. Never afraid to take a risk, Aaray has established himself as a creative force, especially when it comes to innovative video meeting backgrounds.
Aaray Amano
Associate Art Director
Jenn is a Commune Account Manager. She sees your green thumb and raises you a green arm, always surrounded by her personalized jungle while keeping everyone on task and on deadline. If sheβs not growing things, or managing things, you can find her cooking a feast, planning a feast, or eating a feast.
Jenn Skelaney
Director of Client Services
Meet Josh, the web wizard with a split personality β blending front-end finesse with back-end science. With one hand on CSS and the other on SQL, he dances through frameworks like your morning jog.
Josh Slone
Senior Web Developer
Jessica Farrell is a digital, film, travel, and outdoors nerd! She serves as our Multimedia Strategist with over 15 years of experience in media supporting multiple verticals and industries including travel, education, government, retail, and B2B. She delivers forward-thinking strategies that produce measurable results across the digital media landscape.
Jessica Farrell
Digital Media Strategist
Victor Heredia
Spanish Copywriter
Less Red Tape, More Blue Skies
βWhat if we didnβt have to work this way anymore?β Who knew this coffee-hazed question would mean ditching corner-office New York culture for the endless summer of Long Beach. But here we are, a decade later, doubling down on what it means to be a truly full-service creative agency.
If youβve ever worked with shops that are all ego, disappearing for weeks before unveiling a campaign that leaves you with an ohβ¦ huh momentβbreathe a sigh of reliefβweβre the opposite of that (by design).
