About — Gather Co. Event Production

WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF EVENTS

To build community, inspire, and grow.

We design next-level, unique experiences - platforms - through which our clients can strengthen and grow their communities. The colors, themes, decor, and entertainment are fun - and play an integral role in an overall experience - but the real magic comes through connecting with hearts and minds. Evoking emotion. Connecting with joy and awe. Appealing to the humanity in one another through stories, photos, film, music, conversation. And, of course, flawless logistics that don't distract from the deeper purpose in coming together.

All in service of propelling our client's work to the next level. 🚀

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“Gather Co's ability to produce an event is only outdone by their ability to conceive of an event strategy that moves business goals forward.

The Gather Co team sees the value of designing an experience that influences key audiences to take action and increase brand preference and brand loyalty. As a Marketing leader, there's nothing more valuable than having someone leading events with a keen understanding of their strategic role in advancing audience growth and engagement years. And with Gather Co, everything is always executed to perfection. They are a dream!”
— Caitlin McShane, Principal, EMC Communications
"As the new leader of an organization planning its first big event, I feel very confident that we will make it a huge success, largely because I can lean on the incredible skillset and character of the Gather Co team.

My confidence comes from previous experience of developing and executing one of LA's premier nonprofit events in partnership with Rhiannon for many years. Her lived experiences and creativity has brought to life concepts that only existed in my head; combined with deep attention to all the details required to pull it off - there's no one I'd rather work with than Rhiannon and the Gather Co team”
— Iosefa Alofaituli, CIELO
"Gather Co combines a smart, strategic mindset with exceptional project management and an eye for every detail.

They design and produce events that are more than just events – they are effective community, relationship, and brand-building opportunities that help teams meet their goals.”
-Gwyneth Galbraith, Social Impact Consultant

Meet the Team

Rhiannon O'Leary

CEO + FOUNDER + EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Rhiannon, started her career planning nonprofit galas and events for many New York City organizations before going on to work in the nonprofit industry for fifteen years. She worked for five nonprofits of varying sizes in fundraising, events, talent, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. In the midst of that experience she went back to school to get a Masters in Nonprofit Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania, where she got deep into organizational psychology and fully examined the ideas of social impact, leadership, and influence.
Eventually, feeling called to be able to support more great organizations, leaders, and companies nationally, Rhiannon started Gather Co.
For nearly twenty years Rhiannon has partnered with organizations and companies, creating world-class live experiences, designed to bring together leaders, politicians, workforces, makers, builders, celebrities, influencers, and more to connect, support important work, and fundraise. Through this work, she has had the opportunity to engage tens of thousands of people and raise over $10 million for wonderful social impact work.
Rhiannon was born in Berkeley, lived eleven years on the East Coast (NYC, Philly, and DC), and now lives in Oakland with her husband, Nick, a civil rights lawyer, and two sons, Breandán (7) and Wesley (4).
Eloisa Zuniga

EVENT PRODUCER
Eloisa is an event planning professional with over eight years of experience in Non-Profit and Corporate Events. Eloisa brings extraordinary project management leadership, extreme detail orientation, wondrous creativity, and solutions-orientation to the Gather Co team, among many other wonderful qualities.
Eloisa holds a Hospitality Management degree from the prestigious UNLV in Las Vegas and she possesses a degree from the Culinary Institute of America, which has allowed her to marry her love for events with her culinary expertise.
Her passion for hospitality extends to the world of wine, evident through her Specialist of Wine and WSET 2 certifications.
At the core of Eloisa's success lies her genuine passion for food, wine, and hospitality. She believes in the power of these elements to bring people together, to create moments of connection and joy.
When she isn't working on any of the above, she is happily having a cocktail on her balcony and eating pizza with her husband.
Shoshanna Howard

EVENT PRODUCER
Shoshanna has over 15-years of experience in event production, public relations, strategic communications & branding, and artist management. She has managed event planning, media, and marketing campaigns for small businesses, creative influencers, public figures, and nonprofits. Shoshanna brings inspired creativity, adept relationship management and an unbelievable ability to align the many, varied needs that show up for any event.
An ambitious entrepreneur, Shoshanna started her company, Noticed Media in 2017 and is the Founder and Executive Producer of the Oakland Comedy Festival.
When not working, Shoshanna can be found at a heels dance class or hiking the Oakland Hills with her loyal pup, Simi.
Nikki Frustere

EVENT PRODUCER
Nikki has over 18 years of professional experience producing large and small scale entertainment industry events, private celebrations & fundraising galas for some of the nation’s top firms and exclusive clients nationwide. Nikki embodies the 'duck calm on the surface, paddling like the dickens underneath' analogy. She is extraordinarily creative, positive, and solutions-oriented while she balances a million little details, dynamics, and holding everyone to very high standards with tremendous grace.

Originally from Dallas, Nikki was raised with a sense of southern hospitality fostered by her parent's unique Brazilian/Sicilian flare for entertaining friends, executives, and foreign dignitaries while living overseas in Africa and Malaysia. From an early age, Nikki has enjoyed exploring different cultural traditions of entertaining and celebrating. That joy has grown into a passion for producing beautiful events with innovative designs, lasting impacts, & financial efficiency while maintaining grace under pressure, integrity, and discretion.
Julianna Silva

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