The Cephalofair Team
Price Johnson
He/ Him
Chief Executive Officer
Price handles the day-to-day "behind the scenes" at Cephalofair and considers himself incredibly fortunate to work with so many talented individuals who bring the world of Gloomhaven to life for fans all over the world.
Bringing 12 years of outside experience in operations management, marketing, sales, hiring, and a passion for tabletop games, Price has been responsible for leading various efforts around Cephalofair since 2017, such as: an ever growing convention schedule, expansion of retail partners and e-commerce, and as Executive Producer on both 2020's Jaws of the Lion and Frosthaven Kickstarter campaign.
His latest projects include helping push the world of Gloomhaven into exciting new spaces such as comics, books, video games, audio, and more...
Price lives in Sacramento, California with his wife Marcie, and his kids Clarke & Liam.
Julie Ahern
She/Her
Chief Operating Officer
Julie Ahern brings with her experience from across all areas of tabletop publishing and management, and an even longer love of all things dark fantasy and macabre.
As the former COO and Vice President of Greenbrier Games, she oversaw the day-to-day of business operations and game development, while contributing meaningfully to the FOLKLORE: THE AFFLICTION and ZPOCALYPSE product lines.
Julie served most recently as Senior Director of Operations with Van Ryder Games, known for its award winning FINAL GIRL,DETECTIVE: CITY OF ANGELS, and most recently TALES OF MYTH AND LEGEND. In this role she independently developed, managed, and coordinated manufacturing alongside a growing and evolving team.
At Cephalofair, Julie oversees Game Design and Development, Art & Graphics Production, and Creative Project Management.
Chris Kessler
He/Him
Sales & Logistics Manager
Chris is our go-to guy for everything related to Sales, Distribution, Retailer sales, event planning/coordination and has been a reliable employee from the minute he got hired into the team. Chris is not only very knowledgeable about all our games, but he has all the updates pertaining to our shipping timelines and product availability on both our current and upcoming products!
Danielle Lauzon
She/They
Creative Projects Manager/RPG Lead
Danielle Lauzon is a freelance game designer, writer, developer, and gamer living in Austin, TX with her husband, two dogs, and three cats. When she isn't writing, developing, designing, or otherwise occupied in getting games organized, she is playing games instead. She has been working in the ttrpg industry for over a decade and has over 50 credits to her name from companies such as Onyx Path Publishing, Magpie Games, and Green Ronin. She’s excited to be working with Cephalofair on the Gloomhaven RPG.
Arch Anderson
He/Him
Art & Graphic Design Manager
Arch reports from the state of Maine to help Cephalofair’s world-wide team of creators bring fun and adventure to your gaming table. He’s a graphic designer by trade with a history in marketing. Arch has been heavily involved in directing art and graphic design for games such as Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs, Gloomhaven Second Edition, and many more.
Layne Huber
He/Him
Lead Graphic Designer
Layne lives in Canada with his wife & kids. He enjoys collecting and playing board games, video games, Battletech, and other geeky things. When he's not designing, creating or marketing board games or printing t-shirts at Meeples Crossing (www.meeplescrossing.com), he's mostly just trying to get his kids to go to bed already. Through his company, Tabletopify, Layne honed years of graphic design expertise in the board game industry, contributing to titles like Skyrise, Through the Desert, Gloomhaven: Second Edition, & others before joining Cephalofair in a full time role.
