The Team
Peter Baril
Peter is the creative director and founder of Media Collaborative. As a graduate of Massachusetts College of Art, he is continually challenged with the importance of creativity and imagination in business. Throughout his positions in top agencies and other companies in the Boston area, Peter has been exposed to the strategic process that goes into effective marketing and brand building for various sized businesses ranging from local retail chains to Fortune 500 companies.
Accomplished and integrity-driven professional with over 10 years of independent business success with concentrations in branding, creative/art direction, research, strategy, presentation, client services, and project management. Recognized as a savvy leader with strengths in the presentation of the digital landscape, defining continuous improvement processes, presiding over brainstorming sessions, building consensus, and assembling teams. Highly experienced creative individual with a background in art direction for both digital and print.
“I believe that all companies have inherent brand values that need to be identified and communicated by design. These are the attributes that create a personality for an organization and can predict its longevity and versatility. It is our responsibility as creative people to help develop these areas of distinction and to visually present them to the rest of world.”
Nathan Lamont
Nathan Lamont is the director of technology and development at Media Collaborative. He received his B.A. from Oberlin College, where he majored in English and minored in Computer Science. He’s been programming computers since he was first exposed to them in 1978, when his family acquired an Apple II+. Since then, Nathan has become proficient in the C programming language and its variant Objective C, and has written several games and utilities for the Mac OS. He applies his command of C to the PHP scripting language, a C derivative, which he has used to develop dozens of websites of all sizes. By embracing open standards and adopting a lean and flexible programming methodology, Nathan finds and implements the least complicated solutions possible.
Greg Gonyea
Greg Gonyea is a contributing art director for the Media Collaborative. He has served as an Art/Design Director in both advertising and design agencies, managed creative teams, and maintained local, national and international clients.
Greg graduated cum laude with a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth in 1991 with concentrations in graphic design, typography and illustration. He donates design services annually to progressive nonprofit organizations and teaches graphic design at a local college.
Cliff Snider
Cliff is contributing member of Media Collaborative and director of interactive media. He received a B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University and a M.Ed. in Educational Media & Technology from Boston University. His diverse arts and technology skills deliver creative client communications across a broad range of media, including video, online and print applications. His experiences include work in the educational, health, non-profit and financial industries.