Trudy CallaghanA founding principal and creative director with more than 20 years of experience in marketing and communications. Trudy is also a partner in the publishing company that launched Avenue Magazine in Edmonton. If Edmonton had a fan club, she’d volunteer to be the director of marketing. When not in the office, she collects vintage advertising and pets other people’s dogs.
Favourite toast topping: almond butter
Pet peeve: the misuse of complimentary/complementary
Are you a dog, cat or other pet kind of person? I’m definitely a dog person. I recognize dogs and know their names more easily than I do their owners’.
Julian FaidA production manager with a background in marketing and publishing. Julian also has over ten years experience in improvisational comedy. When not at work or on stage Julian keeps busy with reading, running and playing volleyball.
Favourite toast topping? More toast
What’s your best stupid human trick? Standing leap-frog
Name one thing you miss about being a kid: Building gingerbread houses (and their delicious destruction soon after)
Randy HayashiA designer and illustrator with a background in industrial design. With more than 15 years experience at Odvod, Randy is just as comfortable crafting your visual identity as he is illustrating a 70-foot mural. When not at work, he can be found cycling in the river valley, canoeing, painting, and hanging out with family and friends.
Favourite toast topping: peanut butter
Name one thing you miss about being a kid: nap time, snack time and free time
What’s your dream vehicle (bike, car, boat, batcar or millennium falcon is allowed)? The ultimate of course would be Star Trek beaming technology (unless it turns you inside out in the process).
Suniel SambasivanA designer and web programmer who understands what makes a good website and how to put it all together. When not lost in a sea of html code, Suniel can be found golfing, hiking or watching zombie flicks.
Favourite toast topping: cheez whiz
Name three exotic countries you would like to visit: Vietnam, Bali and Kenya
If your house was on fire and you could grab only 3 things before leaving, what would they be? Mac, passport, myself
Rory LeeA designer with a background in illustration and a mild obsession with typography. Our resident Brit, Rory likes to produce music, draw, paint, animate, and look up esoteric words in his spare time (now if only we could understand him…).
Favourite toast topping: vegemite
Do you have any hidden talents? I can do a decent scouse accent. “ey la, commin down ta Penny Lane?” “Oop the cop end, mate!”
Are you a dog, cat or other pet kind a person? I am one with all creatures, except rabbits.
Lauren YadachA traffic coordinator who has a background in marketing and is the first person you’ll meet when you visit our office. When not at work, Lauren likes traveling, camping and skiing.
Favourite toast topping: peanut butter banana
Name three exotic countries you’d like to visit: Tahiti, Fiji and Croatia
Favourite movies: Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Grease and Dirty Dancing
Lana LuchianovaAn accountant who is fluent in Russian and Ukrainian. When not keeping the company’s finances in order, Lana likes to cook, read and hang out with friends.
Favourite toast topping: cheese
Name one thing you miss about being a kid: rose-coloured glasses
If you could live in any part of history, what would it be? The Ancient Mediterranean
Orville ChubbA founding principal with 30 years of diverse experience in communications. Orville is also a founding partner and the publisher of Avenue Magazine in Edmonton. Inspired by Steve Jobs and Apple’s Think Different Campaign, he is just enough of a rebel to imagine a different solution for your brand. When not in the office, he likes to referee basketball and wishes he were canoeing.
Favourite toast topping: Cheez Whiz
Favourite cuss word that’s not a real cuss word: Shostakovich (as in Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, the Russian composer)
Do you have any hidden talents? I regularly knock things off a shelf or counter and then catch them.