CSO & Creative Director

If Gravity Switch were a ship, Rachael would be the captain; she’s been at the helm of all our projects for the past 20 years and is responsible for daily operations. Her unwavering honesty sets the tone for all our client relationships creating a safe and open environment for genuine collaboration.

Rachael’s creative vision is fueled by a deep love of asking questions, a seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of pop culture, and a fearlessness in combining things no one else thought could work together. She’ll encourage your team to take risks and step outside your comfort zones and make sure that no one compromises on “good enough” when “great” is within our reach.

She graduated with honors from Marlboro College with a BA in Film Theory & Criticism—her focus on genre theory was born of and helped to hone her keen ability to understand how (and why) humans make connections in order to organize and interpret their world.

Operations, People & DEI Manager

Our den mother and resident ant-keeper, Jessa has been at Gravity Switch for the past 7 years ensuring everyone has the support and tools they need to succeed.

She ensures that our organizational policies align with our mission and works with clients not only from a ADA compliance perspective, but with a focus on equitable access and DEIB Best Practices as well.

Jessa is collaborative, curious, and never stops learning. She holds a SHRM-CP certification and is a National Diversity Council Certified Diversity Professional. Not content with just a BA in Human Resource Development, she also minored in Finance. Her patient personality and uncanny ability to have a meme for every occasion makes her easy to work with regardless of the project.

Owner

It’s unlikely you’ll ever run into Dave, but it’s not because we’re hiding him. He’s the owner of the company and takes a keen interest in what we’re up to—beyond that he’s not involved in the day to day operations.

Also, he may be enjoying the beaches of Aruba at any given moment. Trust me, you can’t blame him for that!

Graphic Designer, Usability Expert, & ADA Compliance Officer

Andrew has been instrumental in creating brands, websites, and ads for our clients over the past 8 years. Genuine and thoughtful, Andrew's creativity is matched only by his kindness.

With a perpetual smile and cheerful attitude, Andrew makes his primary role seem simple by just turning scribbly wireframes and a jumble of words into award winning designs and digital experiences. But don’t let his talent fool you, his work is anything but simple. All great designers must strike a pitch-perfect balance between innovative and expected, between unique and usable, between on-brand and never-been-seen-before.

He’s also a very good website programmer, which allows him to make deeply informed choices about the implementation of his designs and keeps all our web projects 100% ADA compliant—without sacrificing on design.

When not working in the web world, Andrew is a children’s book illustrator and classic rock aficionado which basically makes him a super amazing, completely wholesome unicorn that everyone loves working with. Really. We frequently have partner organizations ask to bring him on to their projects.

He earned an associate’s degree in Visual Art from Holyoke Community College and a BFA in Illustration from the University of Hartford.

Graphic Designer, Printmaker, Caffeine Addict

Jen is an artist and graphic designer living in West Philadelphia. They have been creating since they were old enough to hold a crayon, and have a range of experience with different mediums, including painting, photography, and illustration.

For the past 2 years, Jen has primarily focused on printmaking, creating lino prints, screen prints, and mono prints. When they’re not making art, you can find Jen changing their hair color, searching for new coffee spots around the city, or trying to befriend the West Philly cat community.

Jen has an Associate’s in Graphic Design, BA in Advertising Art Direction with a minor in Art.

Project Manager & Creative Lead

With a background in technical theater production and a deep love for all things Lego, Steve’s creative eye is backed by a keen understanding of how humans interact with their world.

Starting each new project and task by asking: “Why? What problem are we solving?” allows Steve to guide teams in making informed, actionable decisions. His deeply empathetic nature and laser focus allow him to easily spot the unspoken and help bring it to the surface, ensuring all questions and concerns are always addressed and resolved, making teams feel heard and respected.

Steve studied at Fresno City College, has previously been certified as an EMT, and is the only member of the GS team to have held military clearance.

Developer, Musician, Master-level Problem Solver

The benevolent technology overlord, Brenda tells machines how to entertain and inform us. When she’s not writing code she’s creating electronic music.

Predominantly self-taught and eternally humble, she literally turns 1s and 0s into beautiful things our puny human brains can appreciate. She’s the personification of a Swiss Army knife, if Swiss Army knives knew how to pickle and make amazing preserves.

With a history in full-stack development, 3D game design, application, and website development, Brenda is capable, consistent, and versatile.