Curtis Eckard

Project Manager and Co-owner

curtis@gifthopper.com

Also is from Central PA where he attended Jersey Shore Senior High School. Curt then continued his education at Penn State where he majored in Supply Chain and Information Systems. He explored his passion for entrepreneurship with Penn State's Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship (HESE) program. During his last semester of his undergraduate education he joined the GiftHopper team, where he serves as lead Project Manager.

Laura Garber

Co-owner

laura@gifthopper.com

Laura Garber grew up in Bellwood working for her brother Jason doing random jobs so he could spend more time inventing things. Later, after she went to law school, she joined forces with Jason and Matt and the GiftHopper team to help out with operations and gift selection. Laura currently works for a midsize law firm and lives in Center City Philadelphia.

Matthew Garber

Co-owner

matt@gifthopper.com

developed the GiftHopper concept while studying law at Rutgers University in Camden, NJ, and launched the business in his hometown of Altoona, PA. Matt is a brother to co-owners Jason and Laura (and Sarah), dad to five kids aged 5-16, and husband to Christina. Energy and non-profit lawyer, Matt likes playing Risk and Chess with his kids, having campfires with friends, and (of course) giving gifts.

Jason Garber

Co-owner

jason@gifthopper.com

is a Bellwood, PA native. He is a talented computer programmer and the owner of AppCove, a high-level website application development company. He loves building things and doing creative building projects with his kids on their mountain property near Altoona.