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Mary Smucker has been a search marketer since 2004, working both agency and client side. She started Simple Search in 2016 and is proud of her team and company’s dedication to client success and digital marketing excellence. Mary has always loved words and spent many of her grade school days at the library reading through almost the entire children’s section. Search marketing was a natural progression. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her family, including a dog, 2 cats and a crazy kitten.

Launching into her digital career in 2010 after a degree in Advertising from the University of Maine, Katie quickly fell in love with SEO and Local Search working at agencies in Portland, Maine. Opportunities called her to Boston where she continued to work at agencies as well as in house for the travel industry and non-profit sectors. She thrives on working collaboratively and digging deep into data sets to simplify storytelling and get to the nitty gritty “so what?”

She currently lives in Boston with her family, including a very fat cat named Squeaks and a rambunctious puppy named Tonks.

Cody graduated from the W.P Carey School of Business at ASU with his BS in Business Entrepreneurship in 3 years, and proceeded to complete his MBA. Cody then took a position at Google in the Agency SMB Development Program working with National & International premier partner Marketing Firms optimizing their performance and maximizing returns. This included large brands such as SuperStroke USA, University of Wisconsin, Barstool Sports, and more. While at Google, Cody completed an Executive Certificate with MIT in Digital Marketing Analytics. In October of 2020 Cody left Google and launched Cranked Marketing with the goal to directly help companies expand and grow their businesses.

Stevie Egan is our SEO Coordinator. With her inquisitive and thorough approach, she is an asset to our SEO team. She graduated with a Business Degree from Robert Morris University and is now enjoying both the art and science of the marketing world. Stevie enjoys trying new recipes, tending to her houseplants, and spending time in nature. She lives in the Pittsburgh area with her husband, 4 kids, 2 cats, and her longtime companion turtle Skiperdey.

In her spare time, Carrie fosters guinea pigs for a rescue, providing medical help if needed and caring for foster piggies while they are in the adoption process. She also enjoys working in her garden and spending time exploring her adopted home city of Grand Rapids, MI.

Jamie has over a dozen years of experience in the digital marketing realm with a particular knack for SEO and content creation. After graduating from Penn State University, it was almost by happenstance that she found herself at an Internet marketing agency in a content role, but quickly fell in love with the ever-changing landscape that is organic search. That passion still persists today and she enjoys sharing that excitement with clients, helping them to understand best practices and strategies to improve their online visibility. Ever the writing nerd, she also maintains her own blog where she shares her musings about anything and everything TV-related. Away from the computer, Jamie enjoys exploring the great state of New Jersey via her bicycle and kayak.

Resident SSM “content queen”, Lesley brings over a decade of Internet marketing experience to her role as Senior SEO Manager. An artist and musician as well as a lover of words and numbers, she applies both her creative and analytical strengths to content strategy and technical SEO at Simple Search. When not whipping up competitor analyses or combing through keywords, Lesley loves to bake, spend time by the ocean, and make ridiculous videos with puppets that often make their way onto the Internet.

Laetitia has 20 years of experience in multilingual digital marketing. Originally from France, Laetitia started her career in Japan upon graduating from her MBA and spent 6 years in Asia, working agency-side and helping clients strengthen their online presence. She moved to New York in 2011 with GroupM to manage global paid search and paid social programs for Fortune 500 clients.

Laetitia runs media activations from strategy to execution and everything in-between, across both B2B and B2C eCommerce.

She currently lives in Maine, and in her spare time raises sheep, pigs and chickens, with the help of her herding dog, Bill, and her husband!

Natalie started developing her digital marketing skills while attending the University of Scranton, immersing herself in content creation, market research, email marketing, and SEO. Upon graduating with a degree in Marketing, she began her career managing traditional and digital media campaigns for a diverse range of accounts in the pharmaceutical, e-learning, and CPG sectors. For the better part of a decade, Natalie’s passion for creativity and data-driven results has driven her to collaborate with some of the world’s largest media agencies, and she is happy to be leveraging her skills and passion here at Simple Search.

Natalie is based in the Hudson Valley and enjoys hiking with her dog, playing the piano, and drawing. She hopes to visit many of the countries she’s seen in her favorite Netflix shows.

Gabriela Rodríguez has been a digital designer since 2016, with experience in digital marketing across various industries such as insurance, gourmet food, real estate development, and cultural projects, the latter as an illustrator. Throughout her career, she has developed a deep passion for the importance of imagery in the digital space. She has worked with agencies managing brands in both Mexico and Latin America, led the design for Philips LATAM, and most recently served as Art Director for a business unit at FEMSA.

Passionate about creating visually appealing and functional designs, Gabriela joins the Simple Search Marketing team, where she continues her mission to develop content that highlights each brand’s unique style and personality. She is also particularly interested in UI/UX, striving to incorporate this perspective into every project while adapting to the fast-paced and flexible nature of the digital world.

Gabriela lives in Puerto Escondido, on Mexico’s Pacific coast, where she finds inspiration in the natural landscapes. In her free time, she dedicates herself to pottery, a practice that reflects her love for detail and creativity.

Danny Smucker is a dynamic professional with a unique blend of experience in both finance and marketing. He graduated from Saint Anselm College, where he balanced academics with his passion for baseball as a member of the college team. After two years in financial advising, Danny discovered his interest in marketing and made the pivot, bringing with him a strong foundation in client relationships and analytical thinking.

Having lived in much of the Northeast, Danny appreciates the value of building connections and loves exploring new cities. Outside of work, you can often find him enjoying time with friends, discovering new spots, or catching a game.