Ryan Barkan
Founder & CEO
Since 2005
Our Team
The People Behind CVI
Meet the people who help move Creative Ventures Inc. and its online brands forward every day.
Gail Barkan
Human Resource Manager
Since 2009
Francesco Spahic
Operations Manager
Since 2009
Karima Manouzi
Store Manager
Since 2011
Maggie Geimer
Customer Service Supervisor
Since 2013
Scott Colton
Brand Ambassador
Since 2013
Vincenzo Malave
Data Management
Since 2014
Nick Almendarez
Digital Print Supervisor
Since 2015
Alberto Lara
Fulfillment Manager
Since 2015
Eric Zizelman
Shipping Manager
Since 2015
Elisa Villa
Senior Account Representative
Since 2015
Michael Heredia
Chief Technology Officer
Since 2015
Andrew Rodriguez
Social Marketing Coordinator
Since 2016
David Stenken
Art Director
Since 2016
Chris Castro
Live Shopping Coordinator
Since 2017
Paul Jamison
Live Shopping Fulfilment
Since 2017
Julia Barkan
Finance Manager
Since 2018
Jonathan Delgado
Digital Print Specialist
Since 2018
Julio Guerra
International Fulfillment & Design
Since 2019
Chris Wong
Digital Print Specialist
Since 2019
Mark Villanueva
Digital Press Specialist
Since 2019
Garrett Duncan
Senior Account Representative
Since 2020
Jacob Taus
Direct To Film Director
Since 2020
Abraham Ruvalcaba
Digital Print Specialist
Since 2020
Hector Morell
Embroidery Director
Since 2020
Jeremy Zaucha
Warehouse Manager
Since 2021
Chris Eastwood
Director of Pretreatment
Since 2021
Raul Rodriguez
Customer Experience Specialist
Since 2021
Jovanni Salgado
Sublimation Specialist
Since 2021
Will Juarez
Warehouse Supervisor (Forklift Certified)
Since 2021
Tyrone Ward
Digital Print Specialist
Since 2021
Russell Whitfield
Embroidery Technician
Since 2021
Katy Skinner
Customer Service Specialist
Since 2021
Carl Bowlby
Pre-stock Fulfilment
Since 2023
Damon Barkan
Warehouse Assistant
Since 2023
Lincoln Barkan
Warehouse Assistant
Since 2023
Chris Parkhurst
Fold Management Services
Since 2023
Edwin Campos
Account Representative
Since 2023
Joshua Gash
Technical Logistics
Since 2025
William Bennett
Receiving Department
Since 2025